Journal article
Isolation of Serpulina pilosicoli from rectal biopsy specimens showing evidence of intestinal spirochetosis
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Vol.36(1), pp.261-265
1998
Abstract
Histologic evidence of intestinal spirochetosis (IS) was found in 22 of 41 (53.7%) rectal biopsy specimens from homosexual men attending a sexually transmitted diseases clinic. Serpulina pilosicoli was cultured from 11 of the IS-positive biopsy specimens (50%) and from 2 specimens (10.5%) in which spirochetes were not observed. The association between seeing spirochetes in biopsy specimens and isolating S. pilosicoli was statistically significant, clearly indicating that this spirochete is the agent of IS.
Details
- Title
- Isolation of Serpulina pilosicoli from rectal biopsy specimens showing evidence of intestinal spirochetosis
- Authors/Creators
- N.L. Trivett-Moore (Author/Creator)G.L. Gilbert (Author/Creator)C.L.H. Law (Author/Creator)D.J. Trott (Author/Creator)D.J. Hampson (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Vol.36(1), pp.261-265
- Publisher
- American Society for Microbiology
- Identifiers
- 991005542346307891
- Copyright
- © 1998 American Society for Microbiology
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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