High prevalence of <i>Mycobacterium avium</i> subspecies <i>paratuberculosis</i> IS <i>900</i> DNA in gut tissues from individuals with Crohn’s disease

Abstract excerpt

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Conflicting results exist about the presence of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) specific IS900 DNA in Crohn's disease (CD) tissues. Therefore, we examined IS900 in a large number of gut samples from patients with CD (n = 100) and ulcerative colitis (UC, n = 100), and in non-inflamed control tissues (nIBD, n = 100). We hypothesised that IS900 DNA detection might be...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis
• Share to Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
• Share to Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology