Refractory pseudomembranous colitis that was treated successfully with colonoscopic fecal microbial transplantation

Intestinal Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 83-88

  Shin, Jun Young ^a   Ko, Eun Jung ^a   Lee, Seung Ho ^a   Shin, Jong Bum ^a   Kim, Shin Il ^a   Kwon, Kye Sook ^a   Kim, Hyung Gil ^a   Shin, Yong Woon ^a   Bang, Byoung Wook ^a  

^a Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Colonoscopy; Enterocolitis; Fecal microbial transplantation; Pseudomembranous

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006049070     PISSN: 15989100     EISSN: 22881956     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5217/ir.2016.14.1.83     Document Type: Article

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