Intestinal spirochaetosis associated with hyperplastic and adenomatous colonic polyps

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 208, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 177-180

  Calderaro, Adriana ^a   Gorrini, Chiara ^a   Montecchini, Sara ^a   Villanacci, Vincenzo ^b   Bassotti, Gabrio ^c   Dettori, Giuseppe ^a   Chezzi, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brachyspira; Colorectal carcinoma; Intestinal spirochaetosis; Polyps; RFLP PCR

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOATING; BLOODY DIARRHEA; CASE REPORT; COLON ADENOCARCINOMA; COLON BIOPSY; COLON CARCINOMA; COLON POLYP; COLONOSCOPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOSCOPY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMICOLECTOMY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE INFECTION; SPIROCHETE INFECTION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADENOMATOUS POLYPS; ADULT; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SPIROCHAETALES INFECTIONS;

EID: 84858071966     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: 16180631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2011.12.004     Document Type: Article

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