Detection of serum antibodies to CagA and VacA and of serum neutralizing activity for vacuolating cytotoxin in patients with Helicobacter pylori- induced gastritis

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 478-482

  Donati, Manuela ^a   Moreno, Sandra ^a   Storni, Elisa ^a   Tucci, Antonio ^a   Poli, Loris ^a   Mazzoni, Claudia ^a   Varoli, Ornella ^a   Sambri, Vittorio ^a   Farencena, Aldo ^a   Cevenini, Roberto ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOTOXIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MALE; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 12644293805     PISSN: 1071412X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/cdli.4.4.478-482.1997     Document Type: Article

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