The chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, are
recognized as important causes of gastrointestinal disease in children and adults. In this …

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a gram-negative bacterium that infects approximately 4.4
billion individuals worldwide. However, its prevalence varies among different geographic …

Hundreds of clinical studies have demonstrated associations between the human
microbiome and disease, yet fundamental questions remain on how we can generalize this …

We examined the correlation between the incidence of Crohn disease and dietary change in
a relatively homogeneous Japanese population. The incidence and daily intake of each …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is characterized by chronic intestinal inflammation whose
cellular components are capable of oxidative respiratory bursts that may result in tissue …

Making Sense of Illness is a fascinating investigation into the social and clinical factors that
determine what constitutes a" legitimate" illness in the twentieth century. By examining six …

Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic bowel inflammatory disorder in which the pathogenic role
of immune alterations has been suggested, but the immunologic mechanisms responsible …

Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a promising treatment for microbiota dysbiosis
associated diseases, such as Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) and inflammatory bowel …

A considerable body of experimental and clinical evidence supports the concept that difficult-
to-culture and dormant bacteria are involved in latency of infection and that these persistent …

OBJECTIVE: Bacterial agents have been implicated in the early recurrence of Crohn's
disease after ileocolectomy. The aim of our study was to identify and quantify bacteria …