A newly developed PCR assay of H. pylori in gastric biopsy, saliva, and feces. Evidence of high prevalence of H. pylori in saliva supports oral transmission

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2142-2149

  Li, Chuanfu ^a   Ha, Tuanzhu ^a   Ferguson Jr , Donald A ^a   Chi, David S ^a   Zhao, Rongguo ^a   Patel, Nikihil R ^a   Krishnaswamy, Guha ^a   Thomas, Eapen ^a,b  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Feces; Helicobacter pylori; PCR; Saliva; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FECES; GASTRITIS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA; STOMACH BIOPSY;

EID: 0029836997     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02071393     Document Type: Article

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