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. 2022 Feb 22;9:779205. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.779205

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.