Pancreatitis and E. coli O157:H7 colitis without hemolytic uremic syndrome

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 415-416

  Sass, David A ^a   Chopra, Kapil B ^a   Regueiro, Miguel D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HEMORRHAGIC COLITIS; HUMAN; LETTER; PANCREATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; COLITIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PANCREATIC FUNCTION TESTS; PANCREATITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0037329613     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021912518129     Document Type: Letter

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