Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in endoscopy and non-endoscopy personnel: Results of field survey with serology and 14C-urea breath test

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 268-270

  Goh, K L ^a   Parasakthi, N ^a   Ong, K K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BREATH TESTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ENDOSCOPY; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES' AIDES; UREA;

EID: 0030028987     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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