Comparison of PCR and clinical laboratory tests for diagnosing H. pylori infection in pediatric patients

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages 1-7

  Vinette, Kathleen MB ^a   Gibney, Kathleen M ^b   Proujansky, Roy ^a   Fawcett, Paul T ^a  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; UREASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ENZYME SUBUNIT; FEMALE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; STOMACH BIOPSY; WESTERN BLOTTING; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHILD; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 2642573565     PISSN: 14712180     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-4-5     Document Type: Article

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