Colonic bacterial dysbiosis as a cause of infant proctocolitis
Recruiting
- Conditions
- FOOD PROTEIN INDUCED INFANTPROCTOCOLITIS
- Registration Number
- DRKS00006209
- Lead Sponsor
- Klinische Abteilung für Allgemeine PädiatrieUniv. Klinik für Kinder- und JugendheilkundeMedizinische Universität Graz
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Streaky bloody (mucous) stools, otherwise well-appearing child
Blood confirmed by hem-occult test
GI-infectious work-up negative
Abdominal ultrasound (unremarkable), blood count, CRP, skin-prick test already performed
Exclusion Criteria
Previous anaphylactic (Type 1) reaction to food proteins (immediate skin reaction, respiratory symptoms, shock)
Current antibiotic treatment
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method enteral microbiota descriptive analysis<br>Stool samples weeks 0, 4, and 8. <br>microbiota analysis (16s-rRNA, metagenomics)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Klebsiella oxytoca frequency and toxin analysis<br>Stool samples weeks 0, 4, and 8. <br>Analysis: bakterial stool culture, K. oxytoca toxin analysis, K. oxytoca MLST analysis