Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori

Current Opinion in Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages 6-10

  Lehn, Norbert ^a,c   Mégraud, Francis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

^c Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

UREA;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BREATH ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERODIAGNOSIS; SHORT SURVEY; STOMACH BIOPSY; STORAGE;

EID: 0029911906     PISSN: 02671379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001574-199601001-00002     Document Type: Short Survey

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