Long-term treatment of ulcerative colitis with ciprofloxacin: A prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Gastroenterology

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1072-1078

  Turunen, U M ^a   Farkkila, M A ^a   Hakala, K ^a   Seppala, K ^a   Sivonen, A ^a   Ogren, M ^a   Vuoristo, M ^a   Valtonen, V V ^a   Miettinen, T A ^a  

^a Maria Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; MESALAZINE; PLACEBO; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON BIOPSY; COLON RESECTION; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REMISSION; TREATMENT FAILURE; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 0031763109     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5085(98)70076-9     Document Type: Article

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