Helicobacter pylori in children with chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: Are the obstacles in the way typical in pediatric hematology?

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 2-3

  Kühne, Thomas ^a   Michaels, Lisa A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; IMMUNOMODULATION; INCIDENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE ANOMALY; UREA BREATH TEST;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; PLATELET COUNT; PLATELET MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

EID: 37849043365     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e31815bcdcd     Document Type: Editorial

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