Quantitative culture of Helicobacter pylori from gastric juice: The potential for transmission

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 343-347

  Young, K A ^a   Akyon, Y ^a   Rampton, D S ^a   Barton, S G R G ^a   Allaker, R P ^a   Hardie, J M ^a   Feldman, R A ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH ANTRUM; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH JUICE;

EID: 0034032776     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-49-4-343     Document Type: Article

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