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From: Presence of intestinal Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis(MAP) DNA is not associated with altered MMP expression in ulcerative colitis

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Frequency of intestinal MAP DNA detection in subgroups of IBD patients (n = 63). Comparisons were made using Fisher's exact test. For visualization, the number of patients in each subgroup was converted to 100% and the percentage of MAP positive and negative patients in each subgroup is shown, respectively. Frequency of MAP specific DNA was not altered between IBD patients with anti-inflammatory therapy (AIT) and those without (A). Similarly, there were no differences in MAP frequency between IBD patients treated with 5-amino salicylic acid (5-ASA) and its derivatives (B) or immunomodulators (azathioprine and infliximab, D) and those without the respective agents. Although not statistically significant, MAP DNA was more frequently found in IBD patients treated with corticosteroids compared to those without (C).

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