Can you cause inflammatory bowel disease with fecal transplantation? A 31-patient case-series of fecal transplantation using stool from a donor who later developed Crohn's disease

Gut Microbes. 2017 May 4;8(3):205-207. doi: 10.1080/19490976.2017.1283469. Epub 2017 Jan 19.
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Keywords: Crohn's disease; fecal microbiota transplant; gut microbiota; stool donor; transmissible.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Bacteria / classification*
  • Bacteria / genetics
  • Clostridium Infections / therapy*
  • Crohn Disease / etiology*
  • Crohn Disease / pathology
  • Donor Selection / standards
  • Fecal Microbiota Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Feces / microbiology
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / etiology*
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / pathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Tissue Donors*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S