Seroincidence of Helicobacter pylori infection in a cohort of rural Bolivian children: Acquisition and analysis of possible risk factors

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1059-1065

  Glynn, M Kathleen ^a   Friedman, Cindy R ^d   Gold, Benjamin D ^e   Khana, Bhawna ^e   Hutwagner, Lori ^b   Iihoshi, Naomi ^f   Revollo, Carmen ^g   Quick, Robert ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Bioterrorism Preparedness R   (United States)

^c Foodborne and Diarrheal Dis Branch   (United States)

^d NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f National Center for Tropical Diseases   (United States)

^g Community and Child Health Project ^*  (Bolivia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BOLIVIA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FOLLOW UP; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SEROCONVERSION; SEROPREVALENCE; SIBLING; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BOLIVIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; INFANT; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 0036827884     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/342910     Document Type: Article

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