Campylobacter colitis.
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چکیده
A patient is described in whom a campylobacter enteritis closely resembled ulcerative colitis on clinical, sigmoidoscopic, and histological grounds. Selective stool culture techniques may be necessary to differentiate campylobacter colitis from ulcerative colitis proper.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical pathology
دوره 32 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1979