Severe recurrent Crohn's disease of the ileocolonic anastomosis disappearing completely with antibacterial therapy [2]

Gut

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1818-1819

  Elliott, P R ^a   Moore, G T C ^a   Bell, S J ^a   Connell, W R ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; BUDESONIDE; CIPROFLOXACIN; MERCAPTOPURINE; MESALAZINE; METRONIDAZOLE; ORNIDAZOLE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; STEROID;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; COLON ANASTOMOSIS; COLON CROHN DISEASE; COLONOSCOPY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; LETTER; LIVER TOXICITY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TENDON LESION;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLON; CROHN DISEASE; HUMANS; ILEUM; MALE; RECURRENCE;

EID: 28144448324     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.2005.078568     Document Type: Letter

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