Open Access<p>New-Onset of Crohn’s Disease Is Associated with Antistreptolysin O Positive Titers</p>
Author(s) -
Anton Bermont,
Efrat Broide,
Shay Matalon,
Vered Richter,
Tsilia Lazarovitch,
Haggai BarYoseph,
Haim Shirin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical and experimental gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1178-7023
DOI - 10.2147/ceg.s245770
Subject(s) - medicine , titer , crohn's disease , streptococcus , throat culture , disease , gastroenterology , throat , immunology , antibody , surgery , bacteria , biology , genetics
Different infectious agents have been presumed to be candidates acting as an etiologic factor or trigger of Crohn's disease (CD). Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is a common human infection agent that can also trigger post-infectious immune-mediated conditions. The current study aimed to examine whether the immunogenic activity induced by GAS may trigger new-onset of CD.