These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Pathogenic Yersinia DNA in intestinal specimens of pediatric patients with Crohn's disease.
    Author: Leu SB, Shulman SC, Steelman CK, Lamps LW, Bulut OP, Abramowsky CR, Gold BD, Szlam S, Stockwell C, Havens J, Kolta S, Shehata BM.
    Journal: Fetal Pediatr Pathol; 2013 Oct; 32(5):367-70. PubMed ID: 23611062.
    Abstract:
    Studies indicate a close relationship between Yersinia and Crohn's disease in adults. Our study tested 77 colonic specimens from children with Crohn's disease for the presence of Yersinia DNA using a validated polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay. Control cases included specimens from 45 ulcerative colitis patients and 10 appendicitis patients. The presence of Yersinia in Crohn's specimens was significant compared to the control specimens (9% vs. 0%; p = 0.0055). While our study supports the medical literature, future studies are needed to determine if the relationship between Crohn's disease and Yersinia is an initiating or mediating factor in the pathogenesis of pediatric Crohn's disease.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]