Human intestinal spirochetosis;Die intestinale spirochätose des menschen

Pathologe

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 192-195

  Knopf, B ^a   Bethke, B ^a   Stolte, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Colorectal mucosa; Histology; Intestinal spirochetosis

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON BIOPSY; COLON MUCOSA; COLONOSCOPY; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINAL SPIROCHETOSIS; INTESTINE BRUSH BORDER; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM; PATHOGENICITY; RECTUM BIOPSY; RECTUM MUCOSA; REVIEW; SILVER STAINING; SPIROCHETE;

EID: 0037603265     PISSN: 01728113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00292-003-0609-x     Document Type: Review

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