Intrafamilial clustering of helicobacter pylori infection

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 322, Issue 6, 1990, Pages 359-363

  Drumm, Brendan ^a   Sherman, Philip M ^a   Perez Perez, Guillermo I ^b   Blaser, Martin J ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH ANTRUM; STOMACH BIOPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; PYLORIC ANTRUM; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0025073263     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199002083220603     Document Type: Article

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