Effects of stool dilution on the faecal Helicobacter pylori antigen test

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 286-288

  Shimizu, T ^a   Fujii, T ^a   Haruna, H ^a   Shoji, H ^a   Kudo, T ^a   Yamashiro, Y ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antigen; Diarrhoea; Helicobacter pylori; Optical density; Stool

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; OPTICAL DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CHILD; FECES; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0037793124     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2003.00136.x     Document Type: Article

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