Evaluation of a Western Blot Test, Helico Blot 2.1, in the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection in a pediatric population

Helicobacter

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 210-215

  Oleastro, Mónica ^a   Matos, Rita ^a   Cabral, José ^b   Barros, Rosa ^b   Lopes, Ana Isabel ^c   Ramalho, Paulo ^c   Monteiro, Lurdes ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL DONA ESTEFÂNIA   (Portugal)

^c HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Helicobacter pylori infection; Immunoblot; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; UREASE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; STOMACH BIOPSY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; IMMUNE SERA; INFANT; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS;

EID: 0036084499     PISSN: 10834389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-5378.2002.00083.x     Document Type: Article

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