Intestinal spirochetosis in eight pediatric patients from Southern Sweden: A clinical, histopathological and ultrastructural study

APMIS

Volumn 110, Issue 7-8, 2002, Pages 571-579

  Marthinsen, Lars ^a,b   Willén, Roger ^b   Carlén, Birgitta ^c   Lindberg, Eva ^d   Värendh, Gunilla ^e  

^a HALMSTAD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b University Hospital   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e Ystad Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Histopathology; Intestinal spirochetosis; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; OMEPRAZOLE; PENICILLIN V; RANITIDINE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE BIOPSY; INTESTINE BRUSH BORDER; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM; INTESTINE INFECTION; INTESTINE PARASITE; MALE; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PARASITOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPIROCHETE; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPIROCHAETALES; SPIROCHAETALES INFECTIONS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0036695475     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0463.2002.11007809.x     Document Type: Article

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