Sustained modulation of intestinal bacteria by exclusive enteral nutrition used to treat children with Crohn’s disease

Summary Background The use of exclusive enteral nutrition to treat paediatric Crohn’s disease (CD) is widely accepted, although the precise mechanism(s) of action remains speculative. Aim To investigate the changes to key intestinal bacterial groups of Eubacteria, Bacteroides, Clostridium coccoide...

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Published in:	Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics Vol. 28; no. 6; pp. 724 - 733
Main Authors:	LEACH, S. T., MITCHELL, H. M., ENG, W. R., ZHANG, L., DAY, A. S.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2008 Blackwell
Subjects:	Bacteroides Biological and medical sciences Case-Control Studies Child Child, Preschool Clostridium coccoides Clostridium leptum Crohn Disease - microbiology Crohn Disease - therapy Digestive system DNA, Bacterial - analysis Electrophoresis, Agar Gel Enteral Nutrition Eubacteria Feces - microbiology Female Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Humans Male Medical sciences Other diseases. Semiology Pharmacology. Drug treatments Polymerase Chain Reaction Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus Treatment Outcome Human Crohn disease Treatment Digestive system Modulation Gut Digestive diseases Intestinal disease Bacteria Child Enteral administration Inflammatory disease
ISSN:	0269-2813, 1365-2036
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