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The case for stool banks in South Africa

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E Fredericks, E Hoosien, A Brink

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E Fredericks, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

E Hoosien, Clinical Microbiology, Ampath National Reference Laboratory, Pretoria, South Africa

A Brink, Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Pathology and National Health Laboratory Service, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa

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Keywords

Clostridium difficile infection; Stool bank; Faecal microbiota transplantation

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South African Medical Journal 2019;109(8):546-547. DOI:10.7196/SAMJ.2019.v109i8.14169

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Date submitted: 2019-07-26
Date published: 2019-07-26

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