Consensus report: faecal microbiota transfer - clinical applications and procedures.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Faecal microbiota transplantation or transfer (FMT) aims at replacing or reinforcing the gut microbiota of a patient with the microbiota from a healthy donor. Not many controlled or randomised studies have been published evaluating the use of FMT for other diseases than Clostridium difficile infection, making it difficult for clinicians to decide on a suitable indication.

Aim

To provide an expert consensus on current clinical indications, applications and methodological aspects of FMT.

Methods

Well-acknowledged experts from various countries in Europe have contributed to this article. After literature review, consensus has been achieved by repetitive circulation of the statements and the full manuscript among all authors with intermittent adaptation to comm

SUBMITTER: Konig J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6680358 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature