Serological and DNA-based evaluation of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection in inflammatory bowel disease

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 889-894

  Müller, Stefan ^a   Arni, Stephan ^a   Varga, Lajos ^a   Balsiger, Bruno ^a   Hersberger, Martin ^b   Maly, Friedrich ^b   Seibold, Frank ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chlamydia pneumoniae; Crohn's disease; ELISA; Inflammatory bowel disease; Nested PCR; NOD2 CARD15; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BACTERIAL DNA; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CARD15 GENE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DNA DETERMINATION; ENTERITIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOD2 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SEROLOGY; SERUM; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; CROHN DISEASE; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOD2 SIGNALING ADAPTOR PROTEIN;

EID: 33745862721     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200608000-00015     Document Type: Article

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