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Dependence of Colonization of the Large Intestine by Candida on the Treatment of Crohn’s Disease Cover

Dependence of Colonization of the Large Intestine by Candida on the Treatment of Crohn’s Disease

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|Mar 2019

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Fig. 1.

A RT-PCR standard curve by plotting the threshold cycle (Cq) versus the number of C. albicans ATCC10231 (CFU/g). The DNA was amplified with the primers labeled with FAM.

Fig. 2.

Quantitative assessment of fungi of the genus Candida using qPCR in the stool of patients with CD before and after biologic (IFX) and exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) treatments and control group.a – significant differences between children with CD and the control group; b – significant differences between children with CD before and after biologic treatment.

Baseline patient characteristics_

CharacteristicsBiologic therapy – IFX (n = 13)EEN (n = 48)Control group (n = 17)
Male:Female, n (%)7 (54%):6 (46%)29 (60%):19 (40%)9 (53%):8 (47%)
Age at diagnosis, months; mean (± SD)137 (± 48.15)160.27 (± 37.11)N/A
Age at initial treatment, months; mean (± SD)157.15 (± 45.16)160.27 (± 37.11)N/A
Weight, kg; mean (± SD)41.97 (± 16.3)40.93 (± 14.05)42.8 (± 17.2)
Height, cm; mean (± SD)149.95 (± 20.31)155.3 (± 19.1)148.7 (± 18.8)
BMI, kg/m2; mean (± SD)17.89 (± 3.62)16.4 (± 2.92)18.3 (± 3.8)
PCDAI-1; mean (± SD)47.5 (± 16.43)32.03 (± 15.01)N/A
PCDAI-2; mean (± SD)9.04 (± 6.5)5.93 (± 11.36)N/A
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/pjm-2019-014 | Journal eISSN: 2544-4646 | Journal ISSN: 1733-1331
Language: English
Page range: 121 - 126
Published on: Mar 28, 2019
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2019 KINGA KOWALSKA-DUPLAGA, AGNIESZKA KRAWCZYK, AGNIESZKA SROKA-OLEKSIAK, DOMINIKA SALAMON, ANDRZEJ WĘDRYCHOWICZ, KRZYSZTOF FYDEREK, TOMASZ GOSIEWSKI, published by Polish Society of Microbiologists
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