Density of Helicobacter pylori infection in vivo as assessed by quantitative culture and histology

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 552-556

  Atherton, John C ^b   Tham, Kyi T ^c   Peek Jr , Richard M ^c   Cover, Timothy L ^c   Blaser, Martin J ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUODENUM ULCER; DYSPEPSIA; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; STOMACH MUCOSA;

EID: 0029756653     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/174.3.552     Document Type: Article

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