Bacterial translocation, intestinal microflora and morphological changes of intestinal mucosa in experimental models of Clostridium difficile infection

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 591-598

  Naaber, P ^a   Mikelsaar, R H ^a   Salminen, S ^b   Mikelsaar, Marika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

XYLITOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE MUCOSA; LACTOBACILLUS; LIVER; MESENTERY LYMPH NODE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS; SPLEEN;

EID: 0031811104     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-47-7-591     Document Type: Article

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