Prevalence of Immunoglobulin G to Helicobacter pylori Among Endoscopy Nurses/Technicians

Gastroenterology Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-6

  Ellet, Marsha L ^a   Lou, Qinyuan ^a   Chong, Sonny K F ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD DONOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDOSCOPY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BLOOD DONORS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INDIANA; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OPERATING ROOM TECHNICIANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 0032618345     PISSN: 1042895X     EISSN: 15389766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001610-199901000-00002     Document Type: Article

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