High prevalence of sustained remission of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura after Helicobacter pylori eradication: A long-term follow-up study

Platelets

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 117-119

  Veneri, Dino ^a   Krampera, Mauro ^a   Franchini, Massimo ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c Servizio Trasfusionale   (Italy)

Author keywords

H. pylori; Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; ITP; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLARITHROMYCIN; PANTOPRAZOLE; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; ERADICATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; ITALY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET COUNT; PREVALENCE; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC;

HELICOBACTER PYLORI; PURPURA;

EID: 17144414830     PISSN: 09537104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537100400015153     Document Type: Article

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