P142 DOUBLE-BLIND, RANDOMIZED, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, CROSSOVER TRIAL TO EVALUATE INDUCTION OF CLINICAL RESPONSE IN PATIENTS WITH MODERATE-SEVERE CROHN’S DISEASE TREATED WITH RIFAXIMIN

Antibiotics have been used to treat luminal Crohn’s disease (CD) with variable success. Rifaximin has a favorable safety profile given its limited systemic absorption. Studies suggest clinical improvement in patients with mild-moderate CD treated with rifaximin. Studies evaluating response to rifaximin in moderate-severe luminal CD are limited.

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