Gastrointestinal Infections (Gastroenterology and Hepatology (New York, N.Y.), 5.)
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Published: May 5, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 504
ISBN-13: 9780824700553
Subjects: Hepatology; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Gastroenterology; Medical / Internal Medicine; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Gastrointestinal system; Infection; Infections; Diseases - Digestive Organs
First sentence: Although the esophagus is susceptible to infection by many fungi, viruses, bacteria, and parasites, most esophageal infections are caused by one or a combination of only three organisms: candida, herpes simplex virus (HSV), and cytomegalovirus (CMV) (1,2).