Direct evidence by DNA fingerprinting that endoscopic cross-infection of Helicobacter pylori is a cause of postendoscopic acute gastritis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2381-2382

  Sugiyama, Toshiro ^a   Naka, Hiroji ^a   Yachi, Akira ^b   Asaka, Masahiro ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CROSS INFECTION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ELECTROPHORESIS; GASTRITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER PYLORI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0034041701     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.6.2381-2382.2000     Document Type: Article

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