Fecal microbiota transplantation and donor screening for Clostridioides difficile infection during COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

The emergence and spread of a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) from Wuhan, China, have become a global pandemic, declared by World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. 1 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the virus is a respiratory illness with clinical presentations ranging from mild non-specific respiratory symptoms to severe organ dysfunction such as acute respiratory distress syndrome.Of note for gastroenterologists, patients of COVID-19 may present with gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea or diarrhea.