Effect of H. pylori infection and CagA status on leukocyte counts and liver function tests: Extra-gastric manifestations of H. pylori infection

Helicobacter

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 174-178

  Graham, David Y ^a,d   Osato, Michael S ^a   Olson, Carol A ^b   Zhang, Jie ^b   Figura, Natale ^c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIULCER AGENT; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CAGA PROTEIN, HELICOBACTER PYLORI; CLARITHROMYCIN; OMEPRAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DUODENUM ULCER; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CLARITHROMYCIN; DUODENAL ULCER; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; OMEPRAZOLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032158789     PISSN: 10834389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-5378.1998.08018.x     Document Type: Article

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