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. 1981 Jan;22(1):25–27. doi: 10.1136/gut.22.1.25

Chlamydiae and inflammatory bowel disease.

P R Elliott, T Forsey, S Darougar, J D Treharne, J E Lennard-Jones
PMCID: PMC1419295  PMID: 7461473

Abstract

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.

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