Colonic spirochetosis is associated with colonic eosinophilia and irritable bowel syndrome in a general population in Sweden

Human Pathology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 277-283

  Walker, Marjorie M ^a   Talley, Nicholas J ^a   Inganäs, Linn ^b   Engstrand, Lars ^b   Jones, Michael P ^c   Nyhlin, Henry ^d   Agréus, Lars ^b   Kjellstrom, Lars ^e   Öst, Åke ^f   Andreasson, Anna ^b,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e Sabbatsberg Hospital   (Sweden)

^f Aleris Medilab   (Sweden)

^g STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Colonic spirochetosis; Eosinophils; Histopathology; Infective colitis; Irritable bowel syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYSPIRA; COLONOSCOPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IRRITABLE COLON; LYMPH FOLLICLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECTUM BIOPSY; SIGMOID; SPIROCHETE INFECTION; SWEDEN; TRANSVERSE COLON; BIOPSY; COLON; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RECTUM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; COLON; COLONOSCOPY; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RECTUM; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920945233     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: 15328392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2014.10.026     Document Type: Article

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