Comparison of four serological tests to determine the CagA or VacA status of Helicobacter pylori strains

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 3433-3434

  Yamaoka, Yoshio ^a,b,c   Kodama, Tadashi ^b   Graham, David Y ^a   Kashima, Kei ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031690455     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.11.3433-3434.1998     Document Type: Article

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