Faecal microbial transplantation in IBS: ready for prime time?

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy giovanni.barbara@unibo.it.
² Gastroenterology Department, Policlinico A. Gemelli, Rome, Italy.

Comment

Giovanni Barbara et al. Gut. 2020 May.

. 2020 May;69(5):795-796.

doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2019-320411. Epub 2020 Feb 26.

¹ Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy giovanni.barbara@unibo.it.
² Gastroenterology Department, Policlinico A. Gemelli, Rome, Italy.

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Keywords: faecal microbial transplantation; irritable bowel syndrome; microbiota; randomized controlled trial.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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