Absence of Helicobacter pylori within the oral cavities of members of a healthy south African community

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 635-636

  Olivier, Brenda J ^a   Bond, Robert P ^a   Van Zyl, Walda B ^a   Delport, Maraliese ^a   Slavik, Tomas ^b   Ziady, Christopher ^b   Terhaar Sive Droste, Jochim S ^b   Lastovica, Albert ^c   Van Der Merw, Schalk W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Netcare Unitas Hospital   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CAVITY; MOUTH FLORA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SOUTH AFRICA; STOMACH BIOPSY; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL PLAQUE; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AFRICA; STOMACH;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 32444440834     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.2.635-636.2006     Document Type: Article

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