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Lead
University of Chicago
Age
6–19
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Parental informed consent
Subjects 6 to 19 years of age with confirmed diagnosis of IBD (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis or indeterminate colitis), who on admission to the hospital have a PCDAI\>15 or a Clinical-Activity Index for the Evaluation of Patients with Ulcerative Colitis of \>10.
Infectious causes (viruses, bacteria, parasites) have been ruled out.
You may not be if
Subjects in which the administration of corticosteroids would be contraindicated such as systemic or enteric infections diagnosed by stool analysis including culture, Clostridium Difficile toxin assay, rotavirus or adenovirus 40/41 antigens.
Subjects with enterostomy or colostomy
Subjects with one or more of the following conditions: unstable vital signs, acute abdomen, toxic megacolon, intestinal obstruction, intestinal perforation
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