Report of a New Method Used to Identify the Bacteria Present in a Human Colon Biopsy Sample

Southwest Regional Wound Care Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Molecular Analysis

Treatments: Procedure: molecular analysis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00882752

56-RW-009

Details and patient eligibility

About

The method used for the biopsy analysis may be able to provide important insights into the complex microbial communities found in the human colon or in complex human infections. Therefore, this methodology may prove useful to other researchers or physicians.

Full description

The method used to identify the microbes in the sample was chosen because it had the potential to provide more exhaustive identification of the bacteria present in the sample as compared to culturing methodology. The molecular method worked well, so it is appropriate to share the method with the medical and scientific communities.

Enrollment: 1 patient

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of ulcerative colitis
• Age >= 18 years old
• Female

Exclusion criteria

Anyone not meeting inclusion criteria.

Trial design

1 participants in 1 patient group

Ulcerative colitius

Description:

The method used to identify the microbes in the sample was chosen because it had the potential to provide more exhaustive identification of the bacteria present in the sample as compared to culturing methodology.

Treatment:

Procedure: molecular analysis