Characterization of the gut-associated microbiome in inflammatory pouch complications following ileal pouch-anal anastomosis.

INTRODUCTION: Inflammatory complications following ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) for ulcerative colitis (UC) are common and thought to arise through mechanisms similar to de novo onset inflammatory bowel disease. The aim of this study was to determine whether specific organisms in the tissue-a...

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Main Authors: Andrea D Tyler, Natalie Knox, Boyko Kabakchiev, Raquel Milgrom, Richard Kirsch, Zane Cohen, Robin S McLeod, David S Guttman, Denis O Krause, Mark S Silverberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3782502?pdf=render