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Evaluation of <scp>Helicobacter</scp> species in inflammatory bowel disease
1 Sept 2003
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BACKGROUND: Bacteria have been implicated in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease. Helicobacter species have been shown to cause colitis in animal models and have been identified in human diarrhoeal illness and Crohn's disease. AIM: To determine whether Helicobacter species are present in human inflammatory bowel disease tissue. METHODS: Thirty patients undergoing colonoscopy for clinical reasons were...
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