Significantly elevated Helicobacter pylori density and different genotype distribution in erosions as compared with normal gastric biopsy specimen detected by quantitative real-time PCR

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 305-313

  Molnar, Bela ^a   Szoke, Dominika ^a   Ruzsovics, Agnes ^a   Tulassay, Zsolt ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Biopsies; Genotyping; Helicobacter pylori diagnosis; PCR; Quantification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA PROBE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RELIABILITY; STOMACH ANTRUM; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH EROSION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOPSY; BREATH TESTS; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; GENOTYPE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STOMACH;

EID: 40649096420     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e3282f2fda4     Document Type: Article

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