Effect of oligofructose-enriched inulin (OF-IN) on bacterial composition and disease activity of patients with Crohn's disease: Results from a double-blinded randomised controlled trial

Gut

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 958-

  Joossens, Marie ^a   De Preter, Vicky ^a   Ballet, Vera ^a   Verbeke, Kristin ^a   Rutgeerts, Paul ^a   Vermeire, Severine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE OLIGOSACCHARIDE; INULIN; PLACEBO;

ABDOMINAL DISEASE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ADOLESCENTIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FAECALIBACTERIUM PRAUSNITZII; FECES MICROFLORA; HEREDITARY FRUCTOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RUMINOCOCCUS; RUMINOCOCCUS GNAVUS; SPECIES COMPOSITION; TREATMENT DURATION;

CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; PREBIOTICS;

EID: 84860569723     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: 14683288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2011-300413     Document Type: Letter

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