Occurrence of human intestinal spirochetosis in comparison with infections by other enteropathogenic agents in an area of the Northern Italy

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 157-163

  Calderaro, Adriana ^a   Gorrini, Chiara ^a   Peruzzi, Simona ^a   Piccolo, Giovanna ^a   Dettori, Giuseppe ^a   Chezzi, Carlo ^a  

^a Section of Microbiology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brachyspira; Brachyspira aalborgi; Brachyspira pilosicoli; Epidemiology; Human intestinal spirochetosis

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYSPIRA AALBORGI; BRACHYSPIRA PILOSICOLI; CHILD; DIARRHEA; ENTERIC VIRUS; FECES; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE INFECTION; INTESTINE PARASITE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK FACTOR; SPIROCHETE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRACHYSPIRA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, BACTERIAL; FECES; FEMALE; GENES, RRNA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINAL DISEASES; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 34748926403     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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