Ueckermann, VeronicaFrancis, E.W.2019-06-242019-06-242019Ueckermann, V. & Francis, E.W. 2019, 'Case study : a novel use for faecal microbial transplantation', South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 42-46.1607-0658 (print)2221-1268 (online)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70283Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) refers to the infusion of faeces from a healthy donor, into the gastrointestinal tract of a recipient patient. There is considerable evidence for the efficacy of FMT for the treatment of recurrent Clostridium difficile infections and this treatment modality is recognised by the European Society for Microbiology and infectious diseases.en© 2019 The Author(s). Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons License [CC BY-NC 3.0].Healthy donorPatientTreatmentFaecal microbiota transplantation (FMT)Article