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Letter to the Editor

Faecal banking at –20 °C facilitates faecal microbiota transplantation for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection in clinical practice

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Pages 662-665 | Received 13 May 2020, Accepted 20 May 2020, Published online: 09 Jun 2020

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