cagA, vacA, and iceA genotypes of Helicobacter pylori in Korean children

Pediatrics International

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 628-631

  Ko, Jae Sung ^a   Kim, Kyung Mo ^b   Oh, Young Lyun ^c   Seo, Jeong Kee ^a,d  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University Children's Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

cagA; Children; Helicobacter pylori; iceA; vacA

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CAGA PROTEIN; PROTEIN ICEA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACUOLATING TOXIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; GENOTYPE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STOMACH ANTRUM; STOMACH BIOPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; GENOTYPE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 52449111003     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2008.02641.x     Document Type: Article

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