Family treatment of symptomatic children with Helicobacter pylori infection

Italian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 509-514

  Oderda, G ^a   Ponzetto, A ^b   Boero, M ^c   Bellis, D ^d   Fomi, M ^e   Vaira, D ^b   Ansaldi, N ^a  

^a Paediatric Gastroenterology Unit   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d REGINA MARGHERITA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Family tretament, Helicobacter pylori

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; BISMUTH CITRATE; TINIDAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREVALENCE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMOXICILLIN; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DUODENAL ULCER; ENDOSCOPY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLINS; PREVALENCE; STOMACH ULCER; TINIDAZOLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031429027     PISSN: 11258055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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