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01-03-2016 | Letter to the Editor

Intestinal spirochetosis: an unusual cause of IBD flare-up during anti-TNF therapy

Authors: Julio Maria Fonseca Chebli, Nathália Chebli de Abreu, Liliana Andrade Chebli, Maycon Moura Reboredo, Helady Sanders Pinheiro

Published in: International Journal of Colorectal Disease | Issue 3/2016

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Dear Editor: …

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Title: Intestinal spirochetosis: an unusual cause of IBD flare-up during anti-TNF therapy
Authors: Julio Maria Fonseca Chebli
Nathália Chebli de Abreu
Liliana Andrade Chebli
Maycon Moura Reboredo
Helady Sanders Pinheiro
Publication date: 01-03-2016
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: International Journal of Colorectal Disease / Issue 3/2016
Print ISSN: 0179-1958
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1262
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-015-2240-8

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