Comparison of two rapid whole-blood tests for Helicobacter pylori infection in Chinese patients

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 3441-3442

  Leung, Wai Keung ^a   Chan, Francis K L ^a,b   Falk, Matthew S ^a   Suen, Roamy ^a   Sung, Joseph J Y ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHINESE; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 3543058070     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.11.3441-3442.1998     Document Type: Article

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