Recurrence of Helicobacter pylori infection and duodenal ulcer relapse, following successful eradication in an urban East Asian population

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 382-386

  Khor, Christopher J L ^a   Fock, K M ^a   Ng, T M ^a   Teo, E K ^a   Sim, C S ^b   Tan, A L ^b   Ng, A ^b  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Combination; Drug Therapy; Follow up studies; Helicobacter pylori; Peptic Ulcer; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIULCER AGENT; CLARITHROMYCIN; OMEPRAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG COMBINATION; DUODENUM ULCER; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINGAPORE; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; CHILD; CLARITHROMYCIN; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DUODENAL ULCER; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OMEPRAZOLE; PENICILLINS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RECURRENCE; SINGAPORE; TIME FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0034252331     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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