Diagnosis, Diagnostics, Immunodiagnosis & Immunodiagnostics:  

10917.  Amar CF, East C, Maclure E, McLauchlin J, Jenkins C, Duncanson P, Wareing DR. Blinded application of microscopy, bacteriological culture, immunoassays and PCR to detect gastrointestinal pathogens from faecal samples of patients with community-acquired diarrhoea. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2004 Jul;23(7):529-34.

10918.  Bair MJ, Hwang KP, Wang TE, Liou TC, Lin SC, Kao CR, Wang TY, Pang KK. Clinical features of human intestinal capillariasis in Taiwan. World J Gastroenterol. 2004 Aug 15;10(16):2391-3.

10919.  Berni Canani R, Rapacciuolo L, Romano MT, Tanturri de Horatio L, Terrin G, Manguso F, Cirillo P, Paparo F, Troncone R.  Diagnostic value of faecal calprotectin in paediatric gastroenterology clinical practice. Dig Liver Dis. 2004 Jul;36(7):467-70.

10920.  Delgado J, Delgado B, Fich A, Odes S. Microscopic colitis. Isr Med Assoc J. 2004 Aug;6(8):482-4. Review.

10921.  Fritscher-Ravens A, Swain CP, von Herbay A. Refractory Whipple's disease with anaemia: first lessons from capsule endoscopy. Endoscopy. 2004 Jul;36(7):659-62.

10922.  Harewood GC, Holub JL, Lieberman DA. Variation in small bowel biopsy performance among diverse endoscopy settings: results from a national endoscopic database. Am J Gastroenterol. 2004 Sep;99(9):1790-4.

10923.  Helmy MM, Rashed LA, el-Garhy MF. Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium parvum isolates obtained from humans. J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 2004 Aug;34(2):447-58.

10924.  Iijima Y, Asako NT, Aihara M, Hayashi K. Improvement in the detection rate of diarrhoeagenic bacteria in human stool specimens by a rapid real-time PCR assay. J Med Microbiol. 2004 Jul;53(Pt 7):617-22.

10925.  Johnson EH, Windsor JJ, Clark CG. Emerging from obscurity: biological, clinical, and diagnostic aspects of Dientamoeba fragilis. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2004 Jul;17(3):553-70, table of contents. Review.

10926.  Kelkar SD, Zade JK. Group B rotaviruses similar to strain CAL-1, have been circulating in Western India since 1993. Epidemiol Infect. 2004 Aug;132(4):745-9.

10927.  Marshall JK, Cawdron R, Zealley I, Riddell RH, Somers S, Irvine EJ. Prospective comparison of small bowel meal with pneumocolon versus  ileo-colonoscopy for the diagnosis of ileal Crohn's disease. Am J Gastroenterol. 2004 Jul;99(7):1321-9.

10928.  Nakajima H, Koike M, Kamisawa T, Fujiwara T, Sanaka M. Giardia lamblia in colonic biopsy specimens. Gastrointest Endosc. 2004 Jul;60(1):104.

10929.  Sebire NJ, Malone M, Shah N, Anderson G, Gaspar HB, Cubitt WD. Pathology of astrovirus associated diarrhoea in a paediatric bone marrow transplant recipient. J Clin Pathol. 2004 Sep;57(9):1001-3.

10930.  Talley NJ, Howell S, Poulton R. Obesity and chronic gastrointestinal tract symptoms in young adults: a birth cohort study. Am J Gastroenterol. 2004 Sep;99(9):1807-14.

10931.  Wang LH, Fang XC, Pan GZ, Rodriguez E. Bacillary dysentery as a causative factor of irritable bowel syndrome and its pathogenesis. Gut. 2004 Aug;53(8):1096-101.Erratum in: Gut. 2004 Sep;53(9):1390.

10932.  Zheng L, Keller SF, Lyerly DM, Carman RJ, Genheimer CW, Gleaves CA, Kohlhepp SJ, Young S, Perez S, Ye K. Multicenter evaluation of a new screening test that detects Clostridium difficile in fecal specimens. J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Aug;42(8):3837-40.

10933.  Zuetenhorst JM, Korse CM, Bonfrer JM, Peter E, Lamers CB, Taal BG. Daily cyclic changes in the urinary excretion of 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid in patients with carcinoid tumors. Clin Chem. 2004 Sep;50(9):1634-9.

Pathogenesis:

10934.  Drudy D, Calabi E, Kyne L, Sougioultzis S, Kelly E, Fairweather N, Kelly CP. Human antibody response to surface layer proteins in Clostridium difficile infection. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol. 2004 Jul 1;41(3):237-42.

10935.  Greig ER, Boot-Handford RP, Mani V, Sandle GI. Decreased expression of apical Na+ channels and basolateral Na+, K+-ATPase in ulcerative colitis. J Pathol. 2004 Sep;204(1):84-92.

10936.  Okhuysen PC, Jiang ZD, Carlin L, Forbes C, DuPont HL. Post-diarrhea chronic intestinal symptoms and irritable bowel syndrome in North American travelers to Mexico. Am J Gastroenterol. 2004 Sep;99(9):1774-8.

10937.  Taormina PJ, Dorsa WJ. Growth potential of Clostridium perfringens during cooling of cooked meats. J Food Prot. 2004 Jul;67(7):1537-47. Review.

10938.  Uauy R, Araya M. Novel oligosaccharides in human milk: understanding mechanisms may lead to better prevention of enteric and other infections. J Pediatr. 2004 Sep;145(3):283-5.