Transmission of Helicobacter pylori: Are there evidences for a fecal-oral route?

Minerva Medica

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-18

  Mladenova, I ^a   Durazzo, M ^b   Pellicano, R ^c  

^a TRAKIA UNIVERSITY   (Bulgaria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Disease transmission; Epidemiology; Helicobacter pylory

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENT; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; FECES; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MOUTH; ZOONOSES;

EID: 33646354188     PISSN: 00264806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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