Serum anti-Helicobacter pylori IgA and IgG antibodies in asymptomatic children in Serbia

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 303-307

  Dinić, Marina ^a   Tasić, Gordana ^a   Stanković Dordevic, Dobrila ^a   Otaševic, Ljiljana ^a   Tasic, Milena ^a   Karanikolic, Aleksandar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NI   (Serbia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROPREVALENCE; YUGOSLAVIA;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; YUGOSLAVIA;

EID: 34147174968     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540601034741     Document Type: Article

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