Colonic Spirochetosis in a 60-Year-Old Immunocompetent Patient: Case Report and Review

Spirochetes, a genetically and morphologically distinct group of bacteria, are thin, spiral-shaped, and highly motile. They are known causes of several human diseases such as syphilis, Lyme disease, relapsing fever, and leptospirosis. We report a case of colonic spirochetosis in a healthy patient pr...

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Autores principales: Ngwa, Taiwo, Peng, Jennifer L., Choi, Euna, Tayarachakul, Sucharat, Liangpunsakul, Suthat
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4984321/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27570780
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2324709616662671

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4984321/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27570780
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2324709616662671

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