cagA, vacA and iceA virulence genes of Helicobacter priori isolates of children in Finland

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 790-793

  Karhukorpi, J ^c   Yan, Y ^c   Kolho, K L ^a   Rautelin, H ^a   Lahti, M ^c   Sirvio A ^c   Riipinen, K ^c   Lindahl, H ^a   Verkasalo, M ^a   Fagerholm, R ^b   Karttunen, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b JORVI HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE;

HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 0033747617     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960000366     Document Type: Article

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