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Editorial
. 2017 Nov 28;318(20):1979-1980.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.17969.

Capsules for Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection: The New Way Forward or a Tough Pill to Swallow?

Krishna Rao  1 , Vincent B Young  1   2 , Preeti N Malani  1   3
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Editorial

Capsules for Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection: The New Way Forward or a Tough Pill to Swallow?

Krishna Rao et al. JAMA. .
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