intestinal inflammation
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: For all groups: - Age from 18 years, either male or female - Ability to give informed consent - No use of antibiotics or antifungals 3 months prior to sample collection. ;Group specific inclusion criteria: - Group 1 and 2 the patients have been diagnosed with CD. - Group 3 patients have been diagnosed with UC patients. - Group 4 People have not been diagnosed with IBD.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Inability to give informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) A correlation in CD patiënts between C.albicans strains and ASCA titer in blood. 2) A correlation in CD patiënts between fecal microbial composition and ASCA titer in blood. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary study parameters are based on a correlation between disease severity (measured by determination of fecal calprotectin) and fecal microbial composition/ fecal C.albicans strains in CD, UC and healthy volunteers. | — |
Countries
Netherlands