Western blotting is useful in the salivary diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 314-317

  Ballam, L D ^a   Mendall, Mayday A ^a   Asante, M ^a   Morris, J ^a   Strachan, D P ^a   Whincup, P H ^b   Cook, D G ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Helicobacter pylori; Salivary specimens; Western blotting

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA; SCHOOL CHILD;

BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHILD; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; SALIVA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034124385     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.53.4.314     Document Type: Article

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