Human intestinal spirochetosis - A review;Intestinale Spirochätose des Menschen - Ein Review

GMS German Medical Science

Volumn 8, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Tsinganou, Efstathia ^a   Gebbers, Jan Olaf ^a  

^a LUZERNER KANTONSSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Commensals; HIV infection; Human intestinal spirochetosis; Intestinal bacterial invasion; Microscopic colitis; Spirochetemia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890555490     PISSN: 16123174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3205/000090     Document Type: Review

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