Effect of Helicobacter pylori eradication on serum ammonia levels in patients with chronic liver disease

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 221-223

  Nandakumar, R ^a   Naik, Amitabh S ^a   Pandit, Bhooshan ^a   Kamat, Reema ^a   Bhatia, Shobna J ^a  

^a BYL NAIR CHARITABLE HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Hepatic encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL ENZYME; BISMUTH DERIVATIVE; OMEPRAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; TINIDAZOLE; UREASE;

ADULT; AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; AMMONIA FORMATION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERADICATION THERAPY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PEPTIC ULCER; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH MUCOSA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; HYPERAMMONEMIA; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 1442314208     PISSN: 02548860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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