Bacteroides fragilis Enterotoxin Gene Sequences in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
We identified enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis in stool specimens of patients with inflammatory bowel disease and other gastrointestinal disorders. The organism was detected in 11 (13.2%) of 83 patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Of 57 patients with active disease, 19.3% were toxin positiv...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2000-04-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/6/2/00-0210_article |