Non-invasive mapping of the gastrointestinal microbiota identifies children with inflammatory bowel disease.

Non-invasive mapping of the gastrointestinal microbiota identifies children with inflammatory bowel disease.

BACKGROUND:Pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is challenging to diagnose because of the non-specificity of symptoms; an unequivocal diagnosis can only be made using colonoscopy, which clinicians are reluctant to recommend for children. Diagnosis of pediatric IBD is therefore frequently delay...

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Main Authors: Eliseo Papa, Michael Docktor, Christopher Smillie, Sarah Weber, Sarah P Preheim, Dirk Gevers, Georgia Giannoukos, Dawn Ciulla, Diana Tabbaa, Jay Ingram, David B Schauer, Doyle V Ward, Joshua R Korzenik, Ramnik J Xavier, Athos Bousvaros, Eric J Alm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3387146?pdf=render

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