Chlamydiae and inflammatory bowel disease.
No association was found between inflammatory bowel disease and infection with C. trachomatis or C. psittaci when patients were tested for the presence of these organisms using immunohistological, cell culture isolation, and serological techniques.
D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002691:Chlamydophila psittaci / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000382:microbiology*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D007422:Intestines / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M