Human intestinal spirochetosis accompanied by human immunodeficiency virus infection: A Case report

Acta Medica Okayama

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 217-221

  Higashiyama, Masaaki ^a,b   Ogata, Sho ^a,b   Adachi, Yoshikazu ^c   Nishiyama, Junichiro ^a   Ohara, Ichiyo ^a   Okamura, Meri ^a   Matsuzaki, Koji ^a   Okusa, Yasushi ^a   Sato, Kimiya ^d   Hokari, Ryota ^b   Miura, Soichiro ^b  

^a Japan Self Defense Forces Hospital Yokosuka   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^c IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Self Defense Forces Central Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brachyspira; Entameba; Human immunodeficiency virus; Human intestinal spirochetosis; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRACHYSPIRA; BRACHYSPIRA AALBORGI; ENTAMOEBA; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; SPIROCHAETALES;

ARTICLE; BRACHYSPIRA; CASE REPORT; ENTEROPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTESTINE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SPIROCHETE INFECTION;

BRACHYSPIRA; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; INTESTINES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPIROCHAETALES INFECTIONS;

EID: 70349335546     PISSN: 0386300X     EISSN: 0386300X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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