Reducing the risk of Crohn's disease: in labs around the world, researchers are exploring the link between bacteria and Crohn's disease.
Saturday Evening Post › Vol. 276 Nbr. 3, May 2004
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Reducing the risk of Crohn's disease: in labs around the world, researchers are exploring the link between bacteria and Crohn's disease.
A small but increasing number of researchers and clinicians are focusing intense research efforts on a microorganism, called Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis (MAP), which may be a key player in Crohn's disease in some individuals.
For over a century, scientists have debated whether bacteria were involved in Crohn's but they lacked substantiating scientific proof to support the claim. Recently, however, advances in diagnoslic technology have enabled scientists to detect the presence of MAP bacteria in the tissues of Crohn's patients, paving the way to medications targeting the invading bacteria. In Europe, Australia, and the United States, researchers are conducting clinical trials using antibiotics to kill the bacteria and reporting...See the full content of this document
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