The histopathology of human gastric mucosa inhabited by Helicobacter heilmanii-like (Gastrospirillum hominis) organisms, including the first culturable case

APMIS

Volumn 105, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 746-756

  Holck, Susanne ^a   Ingeholm, Peter ^a   Blom, Jens ^b   NØrgaard, Annette ^c   Elsborg, Lars ^a   Adamsen, Sven ^a   Andersen, Leif Percival ^c  

^a HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Culture; Electron micrsocopy; Helicobacter heilmannii; Histopathology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHRONIC GASTRITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HELICOBACTER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH MUCOSA; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0030868835     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1997.tb05080.x     Document Type: Article

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