High prevalence of viable Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in Crohn&rsquo;s disease

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2010; 16(36): 4558-4563
Published online Sep 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i36.4558

Table 2 Results of samples and cultures in patients and controls (positive) %

	Original blood samples MAP DNA	BACTEC culture 8 wk of incubation (Bottle I)		BACTEC culture 18 mo of incubation (Bottle II)
	Original blood samples MAP DNA	BACTEC MGTI¹	Dot-blot MAP	BACTEC MGTI¹	Acid-fast Ziehl-Neelsen staining	Spheroplasts
CD patients (n = 30)	100	0	100	0	0	100
UC patients (n = 29)	100	0	100	0	0	3.4
Healthy controls (n = 10)	100	0	100	0	0	0

¹Automatically detected; CD: Crohn's disease; UC: Ulcerative colitis; MAP: Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis.

Citation: Mendoza JL, San-Pedro A, Culebras E, Cíes R, Taxonera C, Lana R, Urcelay E, Torre FL, Picazo JJ, Díaz-Rubio M. High prevalence of viable Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in Crohn’s disease. World J Gastroenterol 2010; 16(36): 4558-4563
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v16/i36/4558.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v16.i36.4558