Abstract
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 positive; none of those with inactive disease had specimens positive for enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis gene sequences.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Bacteroides Infections / etiology
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Bacteroides Infections / microbiology
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Bacteroides fragilis / genetics*
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Bacteroides fragilis / pathogenicity*
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Case-Control Studies
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Child
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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DNA, Bacterial / isolation & purification
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Enterotoxins / genetics*
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Feces / microbiology
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Female
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Genes, Bacterial*
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Humans
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Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / etiology
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Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / microbiology*
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Male
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Metalloendopeptidases / genetics*
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Middle Aged
Substances
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DNA, Bacterial
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Enterotoxins
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Metalloendopeptidases
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fragilysin