A291 INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF ANTIBIOTICS AND ADHERENT-INVASIVE E. COLI IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF CROHN’S DISEASE

Crohn’s disease (CD) is an immune-mediated intestinal illness that is a significant health concern in many developed countries. CD is believed to have a complex etiology consisting of both host susceptibility factors and environmental insults. Multiple epidemiological studies have linked antibiotics with subsequent CD diagnosis. CD is also associated with increased abundance of an unusual phenotypic group of Escherichia coli known as …