Successful recovery of H. pylori from Rapid Urease Tests (CLOtests)

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3181-3183

  Windsor, H M ^a   Ho, G Y ^a   Marshall, B J ^a  

^a Univ W   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; UREASE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GASTROSCOPY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BIOPSY; TEMPERATURE;

BIOPSY; CATALASE; COLD; COLORING AGENTS; CULTURE MEDIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; GASTROSCOPY; GELS; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PYLORIC ANTRUM; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STOMACH; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; UREASE;

EID: 0032733063     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(99)00574-2     Document Type: Article

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