Faster and less invasive tools to identify patients with ileal colonization by adherent‐invasive E. coli in Crohn's disease

Background and Aims The identification of Crohn's disease (CD)‐associated adherent and invasive Escherichia coli (AIEC) is time‐consuming and requires ileal biopsies. We aimed to identify a faster and less invasive methods to detect ileal colonization by AIEC in CD patients. Methods CD patients requiring ileo‐colonoscopy were consecutively enrolled in this prospective multicenter study. Samples from saliva, serum, stools, and ileal biopsies of...