Table 1 Search strategy for PubMed

#1

Ulcerative colitis [Mesh]

#2

Ulcerative colitis [Title/Abstract] OR Colitis [Title/Abstract] OR UC [Title/Abstract] OR Inflammatory bowel disease [Title/Abstract] OR IBD [Title/Abstract] OR Ulcer colonitis [Title/Abstract] OR Idiopathic proctocolitis [Title/Abstract]

#3

#1 OR #2

#4

Fecal microbiota transplant [Mesh]

#5

Fecal microbiota transplant [Title/Abstract] OR Faecal microbiota transplant [Title/Abstract] OR Stool transplant [Title/Abstract] OR FMT [Title/Abstract] OR Fecal transfusion [Title/Abstract] OR Fecal bacteriotherapy [Title/Abstract]

#6

#4 OR #5

#7

Meta-Analysis as Topic [Mesh]

#8

Meta-analysis [Title/Abstract] OR Systematic review [Title/Abstract] OR Meta-analyses [Title/Abstract] OR Meta analysis [Title/Abstract] OR Metaanalysis [Title/Abstract]

#9

#7 OR #8

#10

#3 AND #6 AND #9