Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis y enfermedad de Crohn: evidencias de una zoonosis

Paratuberculosis is a chronic intestinal disease of animals caused by Mycobacte-rium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP), which has some pathological features similar to Crohn's disease (CD) in humans. The presence of MAP in food for human consumption and in affected tissues of patients with CD...

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Autores principales: Retamal M,Patricio, Beltrán M,Caroll, Abalos P,Pedro, Quera P,Rodrigo, Hermoso R,Marcela
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Publicado: Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2011
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spelling oai:scielo:S0034-988720110006000152011-09-14Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis y enfermedad de Crohn: evidencias de una zoonosisRetamal M,PatricioBeltrán M,CarollAbalos P,PedroQuera P,RodrigoHermoso R,Marcela Crohn disease Mycobacterium avium Paratuberculosis Paratuberculosis is a chronic intestinal disease of animals caused by Mycobacte-rium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP), which has some pathological features similar to Crohn's disease (CD) in humans. The presence of MAP in food for human consumption and in affected tissues of patients with CD has been detected. Therefore, a causal association between this microorganism and the disease in humans, has been postulated. However, several related studies have failed to confirm this hypothesis and the scientific acceptance of MAP as a zoonotic agent remains controversial. This review presents the main findings related to this issue, contrasting evidences for and against an association between MAP and CD. The need to promote national studies focusing on this area is suggested.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.139 n.6 20112011-06-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872011000600015es10.4067/S0034-98872011000600015
institution Scielo Chile
collection Scielo Chile
language Spanish / Castilian
topic Crohn disease
Mycobacterium avium
Paratuberculosis
spellingShingle Crohn disease
Mycobacterium avium
Paratuberculosis
Retamal M,Patricio
Beltrán M,Caroll
Abalos P,Pedro
Quera P,Rodrigo
Hermoso R,Marcela
Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis y enfermedad de Crohn: evidencias de una zoonosis
description Paratuberculosis is a chronic intestinal disease of animals caused by Mycobacte-rium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP), which has some pathological features similar to Crohn's disease (CD) in humans. The presence of MAP in food for human consumption and in affected tissues of patients with CD has been detected. Therefore, a causal association between this microorganism and the disease in humans, has been postulated. However, several related studies have failed to confirm this hypothesis and the scientific acceptance of MAP as a zoonotic agent remains controversial. This review presents the main findings related to this issue, contrasting evidences for and against an association between MAP and CD. The need to promote national studies focusing on this area is suggested.
author Retamal M,Patricio
Beltrán M,Caroll
Abalos P,Pedro
Quera P,Rodrigo
Hermoso R,Marcela
author_facet Retamal M,Patricio
Beltrán M,Caroll
Abalos P,Pedro
Quera P,Rodrigo
Hermoso R,Marcela
author_sort Retamal M,Patricio
title Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis y enfermedad de Crohn: evidencias de una zoonosis
title_short Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis y enfermedad de Crohn: evidencias de una zoonosis
title_full Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis y enfermedad de Crohn: evidencias de una zoonosis
title_fullStr Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis y enfermedad de Crohn: evidencias de una zoonosis
title_full_unstemmed Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis y enfermedad de Crohn: evidencias de una zoonosis
title_sort mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis y enfermedad de crohn: evidencias de una zoonosis
publisher Sociedad Médica de Santiago
publishDate 2011
url http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872011000600015
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