Table 2A.
Donor exclusion criteria.
| Medical interview (exclusions) |
| Age < 18 or >70 |
| BMI < 18 or >25 or metabolic syndrome |
| Informed consent not provided |
| International travel to area with high risk of traveler's diarrhea in the last 6 months |
| High-risk sex (unprotected sex outside of a monogamous relationship in last 3 months, or men who have sex with men, sex for drugs or money) |
| Tattoo, body piercing, or acupuncture in the last 6 months |
| Needle stick accident in the last 6 months |
| Household members with active gastrointestinal infection |
| History of vaccination with a live attenuated virus in the last 3 months |
| Incarceration or a history of incarceration |
| Medical history (exclusions) |
| History of major gastrointestinal surgery |
| Family history of colorectal carcinoma |
| Active medical illness or symptoms |
| Antimicrobials (antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals), probiotics, or PPIs in the last 3 months |
| Taking any medications |
| Acute diarrhea in the last 3 months |
| Irritable bowel syndrome, chronic constipation, Chronic diarrhea Other intrinsic gastrointestinal illness: Inflammatory bowel disease, Colonic polyps, Colon cancer |
| Autoimmune disease |
| Atopic disease (including atopic dermatitis) |
| Chronic fatigue syndrome |
| Psychiatric symptoms (exclusion) |
| Any psychiatric disorder assessed by HAMD or NPI |
BMI, body mass index; PPIs, proton pump inhibitors; HAMD, Hamilton Depression Scale; NPI, Neuropsychiatric inventor.