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. 2019 Aug 16;7:e7502. doi: 10.7717/peerj.7502

Table 1. Summary of studies using FMT to treat CDI and IBD.

Administration method Resolution rate (%) n Diagnosis References
Colonoscopy 100 1 CDI Persky & Brandt, 2000
Nasogastric 83 18 CDI Aas, Gessert & Bakken, 2003
Colonoscopy, enema 93.7 16 CDI Wettstein et al., 2007
Rectal catheter 97.7 45 CDI Louie et al., 2008
Colonoscopy 100 1 CDI Hellemans, Naegels & Holvoet, 2009
Colonoscopy 92 37 CDI Arkkila et al., 2010
Self-administered enema 100 7 CDI Silverman, Davis & Pillai, 2010
Colonoscopy 100 13 CDI Wilcox, 2011
Colonoscopy 94 70 CDI Mattila et al., 2012
Colonoscopy 86 43 CDI Hamilton et al., 2012
Nasogastric 80 74 CDI Rubin et al., 2013
Nasoduodenal tube 81 17 CDI Van Nood et al., 2013
Enema 33 10 IBD Kunde et al., 2013
Colonoscopy 20 5 IBD Damman et al., 2014
Oral capsule 70 20 CDI Youngster et al., 2014b
Colonoscopy 90 20 CDI Cammarota et al., 2015
Various 90–97.8 1,029 CDI Rossen et al., 2015
Nasogastric infusion 86.6 30 IBD Cui et al., 2015
Nasogastric infusion 78 9 IBD Suskind et al., 2015
Enema 30 81 IBD Paramsothy et al., 2016
Colonoscopy 90.9 46 CDI Kelly et al., 2016
Colonoscopy 70 30 IBD Uygun et al., 2017

Note:

CDI, Clostridium difficile infection; IBD, inflammatory bowel disease; n, number of patients.