Incidence of Helicobacter pylori infection in a cohort of Italian military students

Infection

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 187-191

  Biselli, R ^a   Fortini, M ^a   Matricardi, P M ^a   Stroffolini, T ^b   D'Amelio, R ^c,d  

^a DASRS   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^d Military Health Dept   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; FOLLOW UP; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INCIDENCE; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEROCONVERSION; SEROPREVALENCE; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COHORT STUDIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; ITALY; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; STUDENTS;

EID: 0033062183     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02561526     Document Type: Article

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