Table 1 Patient information for tissue samples
From: Human inflammatory bowel disease does not associate with Lawsonia intracellularis infection
sample no. | diagnosis | inflammation | clinical comments |
|---|---|---|---|
1–10, 29 | Organ donor | none | none |
19–20, 22 | Diverticulitis | acute | Colon resection |
25 | Sigmoid volvulus | acute | Colon resection |
11–21, 23, 24, 26–28, 30 | IBD | Chronic; mean disease duration: 8.9 yrs | Operation due to highly active disease and/or abdominal pain |
31 | porcine PE, faeces | positive control | |
32 | porcine PE, faeces |