Mycobacterium avium Subspecies Paratuberculosis and Crohn’s Regional Ileitis: How Strong is Association?
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is a well-established etiological agent of Johne’s disease in animals. In humans, similar clinical condition, first described by Crohn as regional ileitis in 1932, now known as Crohn’s diseases (CD), has also been associated with this mycobacterial s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
2011-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Laboratory Physicians |
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| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0974-2727.86836 |