Table 3 Colonoscopy findings in patients with negative BD-Max.
From: Mapping of etiologies of computed tomography-proven acute colitis: a prospective cohort study
Diagnosis | Patients, n (%) | Histology | Patients, n (%) | Positive FilmArray assay, n (%) | Pathogens, n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal or aspecific inflammation | 62 (72.1%) | Inflammation | 8 (12.9%) | 2 (25%) | EAEC, 1* |
Campylobacter spp. + Norovirus, 1 | |||||
Eosinophilic infiltration | 28 (45.2%) | 7 (25%) | Clostridioides difficile, 2 | ||
EPEC, 1* | |||||
Vibrio spp., 1 | |||||
Entamoeba histolytica, 1 | |||||
EAEC + Rotavirus, 1 | |||||
Yersinia spp. + ETEC, 1 | |||||
No inflammation | 10 (16.1%) | 2 (20%) | EAEC, 2* | ||
No biopsy | 16 (25.8%) | 3 (18.8%) | EPEC, 2* | ||
Clostridium difficile 1 | |||||
Ischemic colitis | 20 (23.3%) | 4 (20%) | Clostridioides difficile, 1 | ||
Sapovirus, 1 | |||||
EAEC, 1* | |||||
EPEC, 1* | |||||
Inflammatory bowel disease | 4 (4.7%) | Ulcerative colitis | 3 (75%) | 0 (0%) | – |
Crohn’s disease | 1 (25%) | 0 (0%) | – | ||
Adenocarcinoma | 0 (0%) | – | – | ||
Polyp | 8 (9.3%) | Hyperplasic polyp | 2 (25%) | ||
Low grade adenoma | 6 (75%) | ||||
High grade adenoma | 0 (0%) | ||||
Total | 86 | 18 (20.9%) |
