Is the lower gastrointestinal route really preferred over the upper gastrointestinal route for fecal microbiota transfer?

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 895-

  Terveer, Elisabeth M ^a   Van Beurden, Yvette H ^b   Van Dorp, Sofie ^a   Keller, Josbert J ^c   Kuijper, Ed J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; FECAL MICROBIOTA TRANSPLANTATION; FECES MICROFLORA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RECURRENT DISEASE; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MICROFLORA;

FECAL MICROBIOTA TRANSPLANTATION; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; MICROBIOTA;

EID: 84978732283     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: 15392031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000000595     Document Type: Letter

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