Steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis treated with corticosteroids, metronidazole and vancomycin: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Increasing evidence elucidating the pathogenic mechanisms of ulcerative colitis (UC) has accumulated and the disease is widely assumed to be the consequence of genetic susceptibility and an abnormal immune response to commensal bacte...

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Main Authors: Alex Philip, Gillan M Monem, Miner Jonathan, Centola Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-01-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-230X/5/3