Colonic Spirochetosis in Children and Adults

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 828-832

  Koteish, Ayman ^a   Kannangai, Rajesh ^a   Abraham, Susan C ^b   Torbenson, Michael ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachyspira aalborgi; Brachyspira pilosicoli; Spirochetosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRACHYSPIRA AALBORGI; BRACHYSPIRA PILOSICOLI; CHRONICITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON BIOPSY; COLON MUCOSA; COLONIC SPIROCHETOSIS; COLONOSCOPY; CROHN DISEASE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; INFLAMMATION; INJURY; INTESTINE INFECTION; MALE; MUCOSA INJURY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; SPIROCHETE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0344033603     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/G7U6BD85W4G3WJ0J     Document Type: Review

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