Invasive intestinal spirochetosis: A report of three cases

Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 283-286

  Padmanabhan, Vljayalakshmi ^a   Dahlstrom, Jane ^a,b   Maxwell, Lesley ^a   Kaye, Graham ^a   Clarke, Anthony ^a   Barratt, Penelope J ^a  

^a WODEN VALLEY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ACT Pathology ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Brachyspira aalborgi; Electron microscopy; Intestine; Spirochetosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; COLON BIOPSY; COLON MUCOSA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; GOBLET CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE INFECTION; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MICROVILLUS; SCHWANN CELL; SPIROCHETE;

EID: 0030432659     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313029600169174     Document Type: Article

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