A seroepidemiologic study of Helicobacter pylori and hepatitis A virus infection in primary school students in Taipei

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 176-182

  Lin, Hsiang Yu ^a   Chuang, Chih Kuang ^a   Lee, Hung Chang ^a,b   Chiu, Nan Chang ^a,c   Lin, Shuan Pei ^a,d   Yeung, Chun Yan ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Helicobacter pylori; Hepatitis A virus; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROPREVALENCE; TAIWAN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CHILD; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS, HUMAN; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; STUDENTS; TAIWAN;

EID: 22244435963     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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