Etiological role of mycobacterium in Crohn's disease: An assessment of the literature

Digestive Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 6-13

  Hubbard, James ^a   Surawicz, Christina M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; Johne's disease; Mycobacteria; Mycobacterium chelonae; Mycobacterium paratuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL AGENT; BENZALKONIUM; CETYLPYRIDINIUM SALT; CLOFAZIMINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MYCOBACTERIUM ANTIGEN; NUCLEIC ACID; PLACEBO; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFABUTIN; RIFAMPICIN; STEROID;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CROHN DISEASE; DNA PROBE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CLINICAL TRIALS; CROHN DISEASE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0032769185     PISSN: 02572753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000016898     Document Type: Review

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