Prevalence and risk-factors for Helicobacter pylori infection in urban and rural Beninese populations

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 611-617

  Aguemon, B D ^a   Struelens, M J ^a,b   Massougbodji, A ^c   Ouendo, E M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c Department of Microbiology   (Benin)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

Author keywords

Benin; Environment; Helicobacter pylori; Prevalence; Risk factors; Transmission

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BENIN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWDING; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 22944482530     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01189.x     Document Type: Article

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