Infective colitis associated with human intestinal spirochetosis

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1772-1779

  Calderaro, Adriana ^a   Bommezzadri, Simona ^a   Gorrini, Chiara ^a   Piccolo, Giovanna ^a   Peruzzi, Simona ^a   Villanacci, Vincenzo ^b   Zambelli, Claudia ^b   Dettori, Giuseppe ^a   Chezzi, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

B. aalborgi; B. pilosicoli; Colitis; Intestinal spirochetosis

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHYSPIRA AALBORGI; BRACHYSPIRA PILOSICOLI; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLITIS; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROSCOPY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPIROCHETE INFECTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 34748919410     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.04606.x     Document Type: Article

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