Intestinal spirochetosis due to Brachyspira pilosicoli: Endoscopic and radiographic features

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 253-256

  Umeno, Junji ^a   Matsumoto, Takayuki ^a   Nakamura, Shotaro ^a   Yoshino, Sohei ^a   Hirahashi, Minako ^a   Yao, Takashi ^a   Iida, Mitsuo ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Barium enema; Brachyspira pilosicoli; Colonoscopy; Spirochetosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; METRONIDAZOLE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; RNA 16S;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCENDING COLON; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BARIUM ENEMA; BRACHYSPIRA PILOSICOLI; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONOSCOPY; DISEASE DURATION; DNA EXTRACTION; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; FECES CULTURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE BIOPSY; INTESTINE INFECTION; INTESTINE MUCOSA; INTESTINE RADIOGRAPHY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROCHETE INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; COLON; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPIROCHAETALES INFECTIONS;

EID: 33947633938     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: 14355922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00535-006-1988-6     Document Type: Article

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