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==Methods== Fecal matter from a person with healthy [[Microbiome|gut flora]] is mixed with saline, strained, inserted into the recipient patient with via a colonoscopy, endoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, or enema in order to recolonize the ill person's bowels.<ref>{{Cite journal | last = Bakken | first = Johan S. | last2 = Borody | first2 = Thomas | last3 = Brandt | first3 = Lawrence J. | last4 = Brill | first4 = Joel V. | last5 = Demarco | first5 = Daniel C. | last6 = Franzos | first6 = Marc Alaric | last7 = Kelly | first7 = Colleen | last8 = Khoruts | first8 = Alexander | last9 = Louie | first9 = Thomas | date = 2011-12-01 | title = Treating Clostridium difficile Infection With Fecal Microbiota Transplantation | url =http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1542356511008913|journal=Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology|volume=9|issue=12 | pages = 1044β1049|doi=10.1016/j.cgh.2011.08.014|issn=1542-3565}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://thefecaltransplantfoundation.org/what-is-fecal-transplant/ | title = What is FMT? β The Fecal Transplant Foundation|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-11}}</ref> It is recommended that the donor be someone close to the patient, with the first choice being a spouse or significant other, but other close friends, relatives, or a "universal donor" source may be warranted. The physician should ensure that the "universal donor" source employs rigorous screening and testing standards.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.idsociety.org/public-health/emerging-clinical-issues/emerging-clinical-issues/fecal-microbiota-transplantation/ | title = Fecal Microbiota Transplantation | website = idsociety.org|language=en|access-date=2019-06-11}}</ref> Testing includes screening the donorsβ blood for diseases such as [[HIV/AIDS|HIV]] and [[hepatitis]] and testing their stool for bacterial pathogens, [[Giardia lamblia|giardia]] and cryptosporidium, parasites, and [[clostridium difficile|C. difficile]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://scienceline.org/2011/11/fecal-transplants-the-scoop-on-therapeutic-poop/ | title = Fecal transplants: the scoop on therapeutic poop | date = 2011-11-15 | website = Scienceline|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-11}}</ref>
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