Influence of oropharyngeal flora and specimen pretreatment on the recovery of Helicobacter pylori

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 378-382

  Jonkers, D ^a   Stobberingh, E ^a   Stockbrugger R ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLORA; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; OROPHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BIOPSY;

BIOPSY; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; COLONY-FORMING UNITS ASSAY; CULTURE MEDIA; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; OROPHARYNX; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STOMACH;

EID: 0029982343     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01690093     Document Type: Article

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