Helicobacter pylori and Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura [5] (multiple letters)

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 140, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 766-767

  Franceschi, Francesco ^a   Christodoulides, Nicholas ^b   Kroll, Michael H ^b   Genta, Robert M ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; PANTOPRAZOLE; AUTOANTIGEN; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CAGA PROTEIN, HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

ADULT; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERADICATION THERAPY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; LETTER; MALE; PATHOGENICITY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; UREA BREATH TEST; CROSS REACTION; IMMUNOLOGY; STOMACH MUCOSA; THROMBOCYTE; TIME;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; AUTOANTIGENS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOOD PLATELETS; CROSS REACTIONS; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 2342507181     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-140-9-200405040-00028     Document Type: Letter

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