Campylobacter jejuni cholecystitis: A rare but significant clinical entity

BMJ Case Reports

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Vaughan Shaw, Peter G ^a   Rees, Jonathan Richard ^b   White, Diana ^c   Burgess, Phillip ^d  

^a SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Clinical Microbiology   (United Kingdom)

^d GREAT WESTERN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84896518248     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1757790X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.10.2009.2365     Document Type: Article

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