The power of poop: Probiotics and fecal microbial transplant

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 625-626

  Floch, Martin H ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COLONOSCOPY; DIARRHEA; EDITORIAL; ENTERITIS; FECAL MICROBIAL TRANSPLANT; FECES MICROFLORA; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; PROBIOTICS; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84865525616     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: 15392031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e3182667a93     Document Type: Editorial

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