Treponema pallidum Immunohistochemistry is positive in human intestinal Spirochetosis

• Main Authors: Rondell P. Graham (Author), Bita V. Naini (Author), Sejal S. Shah (Author), Christina A. Arnold (Author), Rajesh Kannangai (Author), Michael S. Torbenson (Author), Dora M. Lam-Himlin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Human intestinal spirochetosis (IS) has been recognized for decades, but whether it represents commensalism or a pathogenic process remains controversial. IS is diagnosed on routine stains with confirmation by silver stains but these stains are labor intensive and slow to read. W...