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CASE REPORT: Improvement of Chronic Diarrhea After Treatment for Intestinal Spirochetosis

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  1. Division of Gastroenterology, Medical Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC

    Paolo L. Peghini, John G. Guccion & Archna Sharma

  2. Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Department of Pathology, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC

    Paolo L. Peghini, John G. Guccion & Archna Sharma

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Peghini, P.L., Guccion, J.G. & Sharma, A. CASE REPORT: Improvement of Chronic Diarrhea After Treatment for Intestinal Spirochetosis. Dig Dis Sci 45, 1006–1010 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005597729899

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