Helicobacter pylori infection and cytotoxic antigen associated gene 'A' status in short children

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 197-201

  Cacciari, Emanuele ^b   Menegatti, Marcello ^c   Salardi, Silvana ^c   Alì, Anna ^c   Stella, Felicia Altomare ^c   Figura, Natale ^c   Landi, Fabiana ^c   Holton, John ^a   Farinelli, Silvia ^c   Cuccaro, Vincenzo ^c   Miglioli, Mario ^c   Vaira, Dino ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^b 1st Pediatric Clinic   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

13C urea breath test; Cag A positive strains; Helicobacter pylori; Short children

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; CYTOTOXIN; GROWTH HORMONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; UREA;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RELIABILITY; SEROPREVALENCE; SHORT STATURE;

EID: 0032959022     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.1999.12.2.197     Document Type: Article

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