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Prevalence and Association of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis with Disease Course in Patients with Ulcero-Constrictive Ileocolonic Disease.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Khan Imteyaz Ahmad, Pilli Sucharita, A Surendranath, Rampal Ritika, Chauhan Sudhir Kumar, Tiwari Veena, Mouli Venigalla Pratap, Kedia Saurabh, Nayak Baibaswata, Das Prasenjit, Makharia Govind K, Ahuja Vineet
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Association of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) and Crohn's disease (CD) has been controversial due to contradictory reports. Therefore, we determined the prevalence of MAP in patients with CD and intestinal tuberculosis (ITB) and its association with clinical course. METHODOLOGY: Blood and intestinal biopsies were taken from 69 CD, 32 ITB patients and 41 patients with...
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