Microbiology of bacterial translocation in humans

Gut

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-35

  O'Boyle, C J ^a   MacFie, J ^a   Mitchell, C J ^a   Johnstone, D ^a   Sagar, P M ^a   Sedman, P C ^a  

^a SCARBOROUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial translocation; Enteric bacteria; Mesenteric lymph nodes; Postoperative sepsis; Serosal scrapings

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE FLORA; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESENTERY LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SURGICAL PATIENT;

EID: 0031981621     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.42.1.29     Document Type: Article

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