Evaluation of commercially available Helicobacter pylori serology kits: A review

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2803-2809

  Laheij, R J F ^a,c   Straatman, H ^b   Jansen, J B M J ^a   Verbeek, A L M ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c MIES ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROLOGY; SHORT SURVEY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 0031713826     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.10.2803-2809.1998     Document Type: Short Survey

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