Scientists fight bugs with poo | Reuters.
Thomas Borody, of the Center for Digestive Diseases in New South Wales instills transplanted Feces via a nasojejunal tube into the upper GI tract.
He’s had a 90 percent success rate in treating recurrent Clostridium difficile infections by this means.
Despite the success (better than most drugs) the yuck factor is slowing down the adoption of this method. A randomised prospective study is underway in the Netherlands, the results of which may bolster acceptance of Transpoosions.
