High prevalence of cag-A positive H. pylori Strains in ischemic stroke: A primary care multicenter study

Helicobacter

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 274-277

  De Bastiani, Rudy ^a   Gabrielli, Maurizio ^b   Ubaldi, Enzo ^a   Benedetto, Edoardo ^a   Sanna, Guido ^a   Cottone, Carmelo ^a   Candelli, Marcello ^b   Maria, Assunta Zocco ^b   Saulnier, Nathalie ^b   Santoliquido, Angelo ^b   Papaleo, Pierangelo ^b   Gasbarrini, Giovanni ^b   Gasbarrini, Antonio ^b,c  

^a GIGA CP (Italian Group for Primary Care Gastroenterology)   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; CagA+; H. Pylori

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; CAGA PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CAGA PROTEIN, HELICOBACTER PYLORI; CARBON;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; BLOOD; BREATH ANALYSIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; STROKE;

HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BREATH TESTS; CARBON ISOTOPES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 51049108608     PISSN: 10834389     EISSN: 15235378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-5378.2008.00610.x     Document Type: Article

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