Is routine histological evaluation an accurate test for Helicobacter pylori infection?

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 327-331

  Maconi, G ^a   Vago, L ^a   Galletta, G ^a   Imbesi, V ^a   Sangaletti, O ^a   Parente, F ^a   Cucino, C ^a   Bonetto, S ^a   Bianchi Porro, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; UREA; UREASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DUODENOSCOPY; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH ANTRUM;

BREATH TESTS; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STOMACH; UREA; UREASE;

EID: 0033067519     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.1999.00469.x     Document Type: Article

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