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Fecal microbial composition of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease patients in remission and subsequent exacerbation.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Wills Edgar S, Jonkers Daisy M A E, Savelkoul Paul H, Masclee Ad A, Pierik Marieke J, Penders John
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Limited studies have examined the intestinal microbiota composition in relation to changes in disease course of IBD over time. We aimed to study prospectively the fecal microbiota in IBD patients developing an exacerbation during follow-up. DESIGN: Fecal samples from 10 Crohn's disease (CD) and 9 ulcerative colitis (UC) patients during remission and subsequent exacerbation were included. Active...
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