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Fecal microbiota transplantation in ulcerative colitis, a retrospective microbiome analysis

2020-03-30 gastroenterology Title + abstract only
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BackgroundInflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a set of conditions characterized by non-infectious chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. These primarily include Crohns disease (CD), ulcerative colitis (UC) and indeterminate colitis. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has proven to be an effective treatment for some patients with active UC. There is currently no procedure allowing to predict the patients response and to select the most adequate donor(s). AimInvestigate microbiom...

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