Helicobacter pylori infection in spouses of patients with duodenal ulcers and comparison of ribosomal RNA gene patterns

Gut

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 634-638

  Georgopoulos, S D ^a   Mentis, A F ^b   Spiliadis, C A ^a   Tzouvelekis, L S ^b   Tzelepi, E ^b   Moshopoulos, A ^b   Skandalis, N ^a  

^a IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b HELLENIC PASTEUR INSTITUTE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Duodenal ulcer; Epidemiology; Helicobacter pylori; Ribotyping; Transmission

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH; DNA; METRONIDAZOLE; OMEPRAZOLE; RNA; TETRACYCLINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUODENUM ULCER; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOSOME; RIBOTYPING; SPOUSE;

EID: 0030463312     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.39.5.634     Document Type: Article

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