Fecal microbiota transplantation and its potential therapeutic uses in gastrointestinal disorders
Typical human gut flora has been well characterized in previous studies and has been noted to have significant differences when compared with the typical microbiome of various disease states involving the gastrointestinal tract. Such diseases include Clostridium difficile colitis, inflammatory bowel...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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KARE Publishing
2018-02-01
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| Series: | İstanbul Kuzey Klinikleri |
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| Online Access: | https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=nci&un=NCI-10692 |
| Summary: | Typical human gut flora has been well characterized in previous studies and has been noted to have significant differences when compared with the typical microbiome of various disease states involving the gastrointestinal tract. Such diseases include Clostridium difficile colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, functional bowel syndromes, and various states of liver disease. A growing number of studies have investigated the use of a fecal microbiota transplant as a potential therapy for these disease states. |
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| ISSN: | 2148-4902 |