Association of Clostridium difficile infection with collagenous colitis [5]

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 285-

  Byrne, Michael F ^a   McVey, Gerard ^a   Royston, Derval ^a   Patchett, Stephen E ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; BISMUTH; CLOSTRIDIUM TOXIN; COLESTYRAMINE; METRONIDAZOLE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLLAGEN METABOLISM; COLLAGENOUS COLITIS; COLON BIOPSY; COLONOSCOPY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; LAMINA PROPRIA; LETTER; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS; RHEUMATIC POLYMYALGIA; STEROID THERAPY; TRANSVERSE COLON;

AGED; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; COLITIS; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 0037372333     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-200303000-00023     Document Type: Letter

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