Fecal microbiota transplantation in pediatric patients:current status and future developments
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-428X.2017.07.002
- VernacularTitle:儿童粪菌移植现状及前景
- Author:
Yan LIU
;
Zhihua HUANG
- Keywords:
Fecal microbiota transplantation;
Gastrointestinal microbiota;
Child
- From:
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
2017;32(7):483-487
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
In recent years,gastrointestinal microbiota and fecal microbiota transplantation(FMT)has gained rapidly development.The recent studies demonstrated that FMT has obvious clinical efficacy and safety on the treatment of clostridium difficile infection,inflammatory bowel disease and other diseases in adult.The present article will discuss the efficacy of FMT in treating digestive diseases in children.This review summarizes therapeutic advances in FMT,latest FMT therapies and presents the potential of FMT therapeutics in gastrointestinal and extra-intestinal conditions in children.