Testing for serum IgG antibodies to Helicobacter pylori cytotoxin- associated protein detects children with higher grades of gastric inflammation

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 302-307

  Luzza, Francesco ^a   Contaldo, Antonio ^a   Imeneo, Maria ^a   Mancuso, Maria ^a   Pensabene, Licia ^a   Giancotti, Laura ^a   La Vecchia, Anna M ^b   Costa, Maria C ^a   Strisciuglio, Pietro ^a   Docimo, Corrado ^b   Pallone, Francesco ^a   Guandalini, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b PUGLIESE CIACCIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

CagA serology; Gastritis Helicobacter pylori; Lymphocytic gastritis; Lymphoid follicles

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; GASTROSCOPY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFECT; STOMACH BIOPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTRITIS; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; MALE;

HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033499449     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199909000-00012     Document Type: Article

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