Comparison of the performance of serological kits for Helicobacter pylori infection with European and Asian study populations

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1112-1117

  Hoang, T T H ^a,b   Rehnberg, A S ^a   Wheeldon, T U ^a   Bengtsson, C ^a   Phung, D C ^b   Befrits, R ^a   Sorberg M ^a   Granstrom M ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Commercial kits; Diagnosis; Helicobacter pylori; Performance; Target populations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROLOGY; SWEDEN; VIET NAM; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 33749046237     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01514.x     Document Type: Article

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