Impact of Auricular Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Field Stimulation on Gut Microbiome in Adolescents with Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Pilot Study.

There were no substantial changes in microbial diversity after PENFS therapy. Subjects with excellent therapeutic response showed an enrichment of relative abundance of Blautia bacteria, which may indicate that patients with specific microbial signature have a more favorable response to PENFS therapy. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.