Fecal microbiota transplantation via colonoscopy for recurrent C. difficile infection

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 94, 2014, Pages

  Allegretti, Jessica R ^a   Korzenik, Joshua R ^a   Hamilton, Matthew J ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

C.difficile; Colonoscopy; Diarrhea; Fecal transplant; Immunology; Issue 94; Microbiota; Stool

Indexed keywords

EID: 84917707266     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/52154     Document Type: Article

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