@article{64c26a3e2fee4c099f18b18db259b051,
title = "Intestinal Spirochetosis in Homosexual Men",
abstract = "To the Editor: In their article on intestinal infections in homosexual men (Sept. 8 issue)1 Quinn et al. make no mention of infestations with spirochetes other than Treponema pallidum. They do not describe the use of either anaerobic culture or routine histopathology in the detection of infection. Intestinal spirochetosis, caused by a newly described organism,2 may be associated with diarrhea or abdominal pain.3 Its exact role in the pathogenesis of colorectal disease remains unclear.4 It is found often enough in homosexual men (36 per cent of those seen at a genitourinary clinic in Glasgow) to merit further attention.",
author = "Nigel Kirkham and Cotton, {Dennis W.K.} and Hudson, {M. J.} and Quinn, {Thomas C.} and Stamm, {Walter E.} and Goodell, {Steven E.} and Schuffler, {Michael D.} and Holmes, {King K.}",
note = "Funding Information: From the Division of Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Harbor-view Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. This work was supported by National Institutes of Health Grants Al-17805 and AI-19121 (Program Grant), Program Project POl-AM-32971, and a contribution from Bristol Meyers to the University of Washington. Requests for reprints should be addressed to Dr. Christina M. Surawicz, Har-borview Medical Center ZA-29, 325 9th Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98104. Manuscript submitted May 27, 1986, and accepted October 14, 1986.",
year = "1984",
month = feb,
day = "9",
doi = "10.1056/NEJM198402093100617",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "310",
pages = "392--393",
journal = "New England Journal of Medicine",
issn = "0028-4793",
publisher = "Massachussetts Medical Society",
number = "6",
}