Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis detection from blood of Crohn's disease patients in a portuguese hospital

Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis (MAP) has been associated with Crohn’s disease (CD). We performed MAP DNA detection in the blood of controls and CD patients followed at Hospital de São João, by IS900-based nested PCR. We found that 60% (6 out of 10) of CD patients were positive for MAP DN...

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Main Author: Martinho, António (author)
Other Authors: Campos, Nair (author), Rodrigues, Pedro (author), Magro, Fernando (author), Sarmento, Amélia (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis
Nested PCR
Crohn’s disease
PCR
Doença de Crohn
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10284/2995
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:bdigital.ufp.pt:10284/2995

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http://hdl.handle.net/10284/2995

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