Colonic mucosa-associated candida assessed by biopsy culture is associated with disease severity in ulcerative colitis: A prospective study.

Jimil ShahUsha DuttaShivaprakash RudramurthyArunaloke ChakrabartiSaroj K SinhaVishal SharmaHarshal MandavdharePankaj SharmaDimple KalsiPriyanka PopliSrinivasan RadhikaAshim DasRakesh Kochhar

Published in: Journal of digestive diseases (2020)

Patients with UC more often show evidence of MAC and a higher candida colony count than controls. The presence of MAC is associated with high disease severity in patients with UC.

Keyphrases

ulcerative colitis
candida albicans
biofilm formation
ultrasound guided
peripheral blood
escherichia coli