Combatting Antibiotic Resistance: Leveraging Fecal Microbial Transplantation for Gut Health

This chapter provides a comprehensive exploration of the relationship between gut microbes and human health. It explores the pivotal roles gut microbiota play in maintaining homeostasis, influencing metabolism, modulating the immune system, and even impacting neurological functions. The disruptive phenomenon of dysbiosis, characterized by an imbalance in the gut microbial community, is thoroughly examined, highlighting its association with various diseases, including inflammatory bowel diseases and antibiotic-resistant infections. Fecal microbiota transplantation emerges as a revolutionary therapy that seeks to restore healthy microbial balance in the gut along with addressing various gastrointestinal disorders and MDRO, presenting key insights from existing studies and case reports. As a promising avenue in combating antibiotic-resistant infections, FMT not only showcases its efficacy in MDRO decolonization but also holds future prospects in refining its applications and protocols.