Ammonia vapour in the mouth as a diagnostic marker for Helicobacter pylori infection: Preliminary 'proof of principle' pharmacological investigations

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 66-75

  Dunn, Christopher ^a,d   Black, M ^b   Cowell, D C ^a   Penault, C ^b   Ratcliffe, N M ^a   Spence, R ^c   Teare, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Hypoguard Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c Westcliffe House   (United Kingdom)

^d The Warren   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Diagnostic test; Helicobacter pylori; Mouth; Vapours

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MOUTH CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH MUCOSA; STOMACH PH; STOMACH ULCER; VAPOR;

AMMONIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BREATH TESTS; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS;

EID: 0034968605     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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