Seroprevalence of CagA-positive strains among Helicobacter pylori- lnfected, healthy young adults

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 175, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1240-1242

  Parsonnet, Julie ^a   Replogle, Marilyn ^b   Yang, Shufang ^b   Hiatt, Robert ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CYTOTOXIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030951122     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/593680     Document Type: Article

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