Assessment of the cag pathogenicity island status of Helicobacter pylori infections with serology and PCR

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 66-68

  Kivi, M ^a   Tindberg, Y ^a   Bengtsson, C ^a   Engstrand, L ^a   Granström, Marta ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

cag pathogenicity island; CagA; Helicobacter pylori; PCR; Serology

Indexed keywords

CAGA PROTEIN; PROTEIN ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY ISLAND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 13644261771     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.01021.x     Document Type: Article

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