Biopsy forceps disinfection technique does not influence Helicobacter pylori culture

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1450-1452

  Elizalde, J Ignasi ^a   Gómez, Julià ^a   Ginès, Angels ^a   Llach, Josep ^a   Piqué, Josep M ^a   Bordas, Josep M ^a,b   Marco, Francesc ^a   Terés, Josep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUODENUM ULCER; FEMALE; FORCEPS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH ULCER;

BIOPSY; DISINFECTION; DUODENAL ULCER; ETHYLENE OXIDE; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; GLUTARAL; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; HYDROXYBENZOIC ACIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STOMACH ULCER;

EID: 0032173249     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1998.461_q.x     Document Type: Article

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