Colonic bacterial diversity and dysbiosis in active microscopic colitis as compared to chronic diarrhoea and healthy controls: effect of polyethylene glycol after bowel lavage for colonoscopy

Abstract Background Most microbiota studies in microscopic colitis patients are performed after diagnostic colonoscopy without considering the potential effect of colonic lavage. Patients may achieve clinical remission after colonoscopy and it is unknown whether lavage-induced changes play a role. A...

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Main Authors: Lissette Batista, Virginia Robles, Chaysavanh Manichanh, Laura Ruiz, Danila Guagnozzi, Ferran Pinsach, Francisco Guarner, Fernando Fernández-Bañares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-06-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-022-02392-w