Fecal microbiota transplantation: A review of emerging indications beyond relapsing Clostridium difficile toxin colitis

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 24-32

  Lee, Woo Jung ^a   Lattimer, Lakshmi D N ^a   Stephen, Sindu ^b   Borum, Marie L ^a,c   Doman, David B ^b,c  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b George Washington University School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile infection; Fecal microbiota transplantation; Inflammatory bowel disease; Irritable bowel disease; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ATOPY; AUTISM; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FECAL MICROBIOTA TRANSPLANTATION; FECES MICROFLORA; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; IRRITABLE COLON; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; RECURRENT INFECTION; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 84921725542     PISSN: 15547914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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