Effect of specimen collection techniques, transport media, and incubation of cultures on the detection rate of Helicobacter pylori

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 211-215

  Van Der Hulst, R W M ^a   Verheul, S B ^a   Weel, J F L ^a   Gerrits, Y ^a   Ten Kate, F J W ^a   Dankert, J ^a   Tytgat, G N J ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH MUCOSA;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029966591     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01591356     Document Type: Article

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