By: Chr J. Mulder (Editor), Guido N.J. Tytgat (Editor)

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Is Crohn's Disease a Mycobacterial Disease? C.J.J. Mulder, G.N.J. Tytgat. Historical Overview and Current Approaches in Determining a Mycobacterial Etiology of Crohn's Disease; R.J. Chiodini. Mycobacterial Isolates from Crohn's Disease in the Netherlands; J. Haagsma, C.J.J. Mulder, A. Eger, G.N.J. Tytgat. Attempts at Culturing Mycobacteria from Tissues of Patients with Crohn's Disease; G. Kreuzpaintner, R. Kölble, A. Wallner, R. Hesterberg, M.F. Thorel, L. Thomas, G. Strohmeyer. Immuno-histological Evidence for Mycobacteria in Crohn's Disease; P.K. Das, A.W. Slob, A. Stronkhorst, S.J.H. van Deventer, G.N.J. Tytgat. Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis and Crohn's Disease; J.D. Sanderson, M.T. Moss, M.L.V. Tizard, J. Hermon-Taylor. Rabbits and Severe Combined Immunodeficient (SCID) Mice as Animal Models for Mycobacteria in Crohn's Disease; D.G. Butler. Immunotherapeutical Approaches to Crohn's Disease in View of a Possible Pathogenic Role of Mycobacterial Antigens; A. Stronkhorst, G.N.J. Tytgat, S.J.H. van Deventer. Is Immunotherapy with Mycobacterial Vaccae Appropriate to Crohn's Disease? J.L. Stanford. Mycobacterial Etiology of Crohn's Disease: How to Prove Causation; F.A.K. El-Zaatari, D.Y. Graham

Is Crohn's disease a mycobacterial disease?
Historical overview and current approaches in determining a mycobacterial etiology of Crohn's disease	p. 1
Mycobacterial isolates from Crohn's disease in the Netherlands	p. 16
Attempts at culturing mycobacteria from issues of patients with Crohn's disease	p. 22
Immunohistological evidence for mycobacteria in Crohn's disease	p. 35
Mycobacterium paratuberculosis and Crohn's disease	p. 46
Rabbits and severe combined immunodeficient (SCID) mice as animal models for mycobacteria in Crohn's disease	p. 49
Immunotherapeutical approaches to Crohn's disease in view of a possible pathogenic role of mycobacterial antigens	p. 54
Is immunotherapy with mycobacterium vaccae appropriate to Crohn's disease?	p. 64
Mycobacterial etiology of Crohn's disease: how to prove causation	p. 70
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ISBN: 9780792320265
ISBN-10: 0792320263
Series: Developments in Gastroenterology
Audience: Professional
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 84
Published: June 2010
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.6  x 0.6
Weight (kg): 0.308