Intestinal spirochetosis first cases reported in Brazil and the use of immunohistochemistry as an aid in histopathological diagnosis

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 45-53

  De Brito, T ^a   Sandoval, Marina P ^a   Silva, Ana G ^a   Saad, R C ^a   Colaiacovo, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antigen detection; Antileptospiral and anti treponemal sera; Brachyspira aalborgi; Immunohistochemistry; Intestinal Spirochetosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BRAZIL; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COLON; COLON DISEASE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECTUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPIROCHETE; SPIROCHETE INFECTION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLON; COLONIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; RECTUM; SPIROCHAETALES; SPIROCHAETALES INFECTIONS;

EID: 0029715494     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46651996000100009     Document Type: Article

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