Finding a Less Poopy Solution for Fecal Transplant Regulation (IMAGE)

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Finding a Less Poopy Solution for Fecal Transplant Regulation

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Diane Hoffmann <i>et al</i>. outline a number of issues with current regulations surrounding fecal matter transplants, an important stand-of-care for certain bacterial infections of the gut, and provide a framework that allows patients access to safer therapy. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the 15 December 2017, issue of <i>Science</i>, published by AAAS. The paper, by D. Hoffmann at University of Maryland in Baltimore, MD, and colleagues was titled, "Improving regulation of microbiota transplants."

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