Brief Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited. All rights reserved.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2012; 18(14): 1628-1634
Published online Apr 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i14.1628
Mucosa-associated bacteria in two middle-aged women diagnosed with collagenous colitis
Rita J Gustafsson, Bodil Ohlsson, Cecilia Benoni, Bengt Jeppsson, Crister Olsson
Rita J Gustafsson, Bodil Ohlsson, Cecilia Benoni, Department of Clinical Sciences, Gastroenterology Section, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, 20502 Malmö, Sweden
Bengt Jeppsson, Department of Surgery, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, 20502 Malmö, Sweden
Crister Olsson, Food Technology Engineering and Nutrition, Lund University, 22100 Lund, Sweden
Author contributions: Gustafsson RJ and Benoni C enrolled patients, performed colonoscopy and made substantial contributions to writing, drafting and revising the article critically; Ohlsson B and Jeppsson B made substantial contributions to the design, drafting and revising the article critically; Olsson C contributed to the design, data collection, analysis and interpretation and to the writing of the manuscript; all authors approved the version to be published.
Supported by Grants from Development Foundations of Region Skåne and from Skåne University Hospital, Malmö
Correspondence to: Crister Olsson, PhD, Food Technology Engineering and Nutrition, Lund University, 22100 Lund, Sweden. crister.olsson@med.lu.se
Telephone: +46-46-2229816 Fax: +46-46-2224622
Received: August 8, 2011
Revised: February 6, 2012
Accepted: February 16, 2012
Published online: April 14, 2012
Core Tip