Seroepidemiological study of Helicobacter pylori infection in South African children

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 393-395

  Sathar, M A ^a,c   Gouws, E ^b   Simjee, A E ^a   Mayat, A M ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b Epidemiology Research Unit   (South Africa)

^c Gastrointestinal Unit   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Children; Helicobacter pylori; Hepatitis A virus; Seroprevalence; South Africa

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CROWDING; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EDUCATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; FECES MICROFLORA; FEMALE; GENDER; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HEPATITIS A; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEGRO; NEWBORN; PATIENT INFORMATION; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HEPATITIS A VIRUS;

EID: 0030839521     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(97)90253-4     Document Type: Article

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