Microflora of gastric biopsies from patients with duodenal ulcer and gastric cancer: A comparative study of patients from Korea, Colombia, and the United States

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2291-2295

  Osato, Michael S ^a   Gutierrez, Oscar ^b   Kim, Jong G ^b   Steinbach, Gideon ^b   Graham, David Y ^b  

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

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bacterial contamination; Duodenal ulcer; Gastric cancer; Gastric microflora

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COLOMBIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DUODENUM ULCER; GEOGRAPHY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROFLORA; NORTH KOREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH CANCER; UNITED STATES;

ADENOCARCINOMA; BIOPSY; COLOMBIA; DUODENAL ULCER; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; KOREA; STOMACH; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; TEXAS;

EID: 0031766896     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026631009190     Document Type: Article

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