Gastric inflammation is enhanced in children with CagA-positive Helicobacter pylori infection

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 337-341

  Kolho, Kaija Leena ^a   Karttunen, Riitta ^b   Heikkilä, Päivi ^c   Lindahl, Harry ^a   Rautelin, Hilpi ^c  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

CagA; Children; Helicobacter pylori

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTRITIS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032956082     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199904000-00005     Document Type: Article

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