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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2010; 16(36): 4558-4563
Published online Sep 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i36.4558
Published online Sep 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i36.4558
High prevalence of viable Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in Crohn’s disease
Juan L Mendoza, Carlos Taxonera, Manuel Díaz-Rubio, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Amparo San-Pedro, Esther Culebras, Raquel Cíes, Fernando de la Torre, Juan J Picazo, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Raquel Lana, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Elena Urcelay, Department of Immunology, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Author contributions: San-Pedro A, Culebras E, Cíes R, de la Torre F and Urcelay E performed the majority of experiments; Mendoza JL and Lana R provided the collection of human material for this work; Mendoza JL, Taxonera C, Culebras E, Picazo JJ and Díaz-Rubio M designed the study and wrote the manuscript; Díaz-Rubio M provided financial support for this work.
Supported by A grant from Fundación de Investigación Médica Mutua Madrileña (FMM) (to Díaz-Rubio M)
Correspondence to: Juan L Mendoza, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Martin Lagos s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain. jmendozah@meditex.es
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Received: April 28, 2010
Revised: June 15, 2010
Accepted: June 22, 2010
Published online: September 28, 2010
Revised: June 15, 2010
Accepted: June 22, 2010
Published online: September 28, 2010
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