Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Using Upper Gastrointestinal Tract for the Treatment of Refractory or Severe Complicated Clostridium difficile Infection in Elderly Patients in Poor Medical Condition: The First Study in an Asian Country

Gastroenterology Research and Practice

Volumn 2016, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Gweon, Tae Geun ^a   Kim, Jinsu ^a   Lim, Chul Hyun ^a   Park, Jae Myung ^a   Lee, Dong Gun ^a   Lee, In Seok ^a   Cho, Young Seok ^a   Kim, Sang Woo ^a   Choi, Myung Gyu ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FECAL MICROBIOTA TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; VERY ELDERLY; VOMITING;

EID: 84965167431     PISSN: 16876121     EISSN: 1687630X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2016/2687605     Document Type: Article

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