Seroepidemiology of Helicobacter pylori infection and hepatitis A in a rural area: Evidence against a common mode of transmission

Gut

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 164-168

  Luzza, F ^a   Imeneo, M ^a   Maletta, M ^a   Paluccio, G ^a   Giancotti, A ^a   Perticone, F ^a   Foca A ^a   Pallone, F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Faecal oral transmission; Helicobacter pylori; Hepatitis A; Serology

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0030804494     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.41.2.164     Document Type: Article

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