Inflammatory bowel disease is thought to be caused by an aberrant immune response to gut
bacteria in a genetically susceptible host. The gut microbiota plays an important role in the …

The etiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is unknown but may relate to an
unidentified bacterial pathogen or an immunological reaction to gut microbiota. Antibiotics …

Patients with Crohn's disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC) undergo various therapies,
including antibiotic therapy. This meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials was conducted to …

Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are the two principal forms of inflammatory bowel
disease (IBD). The root causes of these chronic and acute immunological disorders are …

Treatment with antibiotics in inflammatory bowel disease has a long tradition and is widely
used. The indications for antibiotic therapy are wide ranging, from specific situations such as …

Many experimental and clinical observations suggest that intestinal microflora plays a
potential role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Manipulation of the …

An increasing amount of evidence suggests that enteric flora may have a role in the
pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Patients with IBD appear to have an …

Despite compelling evidence pointing to a critical role of gut microflora in inflammatory
bowel disease (IBD) pathogenesis, the role of antibiotics in clinical practice remains limited …

Therapeutic strategies for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have increased over the past
decade, but considerable unmet needs remain. Increasingly, patients seek safer, long-term …

Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and pouchitis are caused by overly aggressive immune
responses to a subset of commensal (nonpathogenic) enteric bacteria in genetically …