It is useful for differentiating infectious colitis from idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease. If stool studies are nondiagnostic and symptoms persist despite medical intervention, flexible ...

Patients with small-volume, bloody diarrhea and lower abdominal cramping and tenesmus are likely to have colitis. When diarrhea is the result of an infection, invasive bacteria are the most likely ...

My research involves Shigella flexneri, an infectious colitis agent and leading cause of diarrheal disease. I am investigating the basis for “colonization resistance” against Shigella to understand ...