Modification of Christensen urease test as an inexpensive tool for detection of Helicobacter pylori

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 149-152

  Domínguez Bello, María G ^a,d   Michelangeli, Fabián ^a   Romero, Roberto ^a   Beker, Bernardo ^b   Lara, Domingo ^b   Morera, Claudio ^d   Vezga, María A ^b   Spardella, Vicenzo ^b   Guelrud, Moisés ^b   Pérez, María E ^c   Pericchi, Luis R ^c  

^a INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

^b Hospital General del Oeste   (Venezuela)

^c UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

^d BAMCO CCS 199 00 ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

UREASE;

ASSAY; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHRONIC GASTRITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0343487576     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(97)00041-2     Document Type: Article

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