Journal article
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Induces Remission in Patients With Active Ulcerative Colitis in a Randomized Controlled Trial
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is difficult to treat, and standard therapy does not always induce remission. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is an alternative approach that induced remission in small series of patients with active UC. We investigated its safety and efficacy in a placebo-controlled randomized trial.
METHODS: We performed a parallel study of patients with active UC without infectious diarrhea. Participants were …
Authors
Moayyedi P; Surette MG; Kim PT; Libertucci J; Wolfe M; Onischi C; Armstrong D; Marshall JK; Kassam Z; Reinisch W
Journal
Gastroenterology, Vol. 149, No. 1, pp. 102–109.e6
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
July 2015
DOI
10.1053/j.gastro.2015.04.001
ISSN
0016-5085