Is saliva serology useful for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori?

Gut

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-30

  Christie, J M L ^a,b   McNulty, C A M ^a   Shepherd, N A ^a   Valori, R M ^a  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Helicobacter pylori; saliva; serology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSPEPSIA; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0029975532     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.39.1.27     Document Type: Article

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