Spontaneous elimination of Helicobacter pylori infection in a cohort of asymptomatic school children by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay polyclonal antigen in stool

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 143-146

  Miranda, Aurea Cristina Portorreal ^a   Machado, Rodrigo Strehl ^a,b   Kawakami, Elisabete ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Gastritis; Helicobacter pylori; Stool antigen test

Indexed keywords

POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE PARASITE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38349157038     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e318032389e     Document Type: Article

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