Study of correlation between helicobacter pylori infection and hyperammonemia and hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhotic patients

Chinese Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 422-424

  Yang, Cun She ^a   Cao, Shuan Yu ^b   He, Xiao Juan ^b   Wang, Yong Xi ^b   Zhang, Yong Li ^b  

^a Central Hospital of Xianyang   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ammonia; Helicobacter pylori; Hepatic encephalopathy; Liver cirrhosis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; OMEPRAZOLE;

AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ERADICATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPERAMMONEMIA; INFECTION RATE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; UREA BREATH TEST;

FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMANS; HYPERAMMONEMIA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34547496808     PISSN: 10030603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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