intracellular mycoplasma.......

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From the Townsend Letter

April 2008

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Systemic Intracellular Bacterial Infections (Mycoplasma, Chlamydia, Borrelia species) in Neurodegenerative (Multiple Sclerosis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Alzheimer's) and Behavioral (Autistic Spectrum Disorders) Diseases

by Prof. Garth L. Nicolson

Abstract

Patients with neurodegenerative diseases and behavioral disorders often have systemic bacterial, viral, and/or fungal infections that are important in disease progression and severity. We and others have examined patients with various neurodegenerative and behavioral neurological conditions, such as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Autistic Spectrum Disorders ([ASD], including Autism, Attention Deficit Disorder, Asperger Syndrome), and found evidence for systemic intracellular bacterial and viral infections in a majority of patients. For example, examination of blood for evidence of Mycoplasma species, Chlamydia pneumoniae, Brucella species, Borrelia burgdorferi, and other infections by serology, Western blot, or polymerase chain reaction revealed high incidences of systemic co-infections that were not found in control subjects (P<0.001). The results were compared to other chronic illnesses where neurological manifestations are often found, such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephlomyopathy (CFS/ME), Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS), Lyme disease (LD), and Gulf War illnesses. Most of these chronic illness patients also had multiple intracellular bacterial infections compared to control subjects (P<0.001), and the most common co-infection found was Mycoplasma species in all of the conditions examined. In contrast, in the few control subjects that tested positive, only single infections were found. The results suggest multiple chronic intracellular bacterial (and viral) infections are common features of neurodegenerative and behavioral disorders, and treatment regimens should address the multiple infections present in these conditions.

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interesting......I remember Rogene had this at one time, and now we find another Sister has it......

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