Helicobacter pylori eradication: A novel therapeutic option in chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 189, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 367-370

  Sivapathasingam, Vanaja ^a,b   Harvey, Michael P ^a   Wilson, Robert B ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; ESOMEPRAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ERADICATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; RELAPSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPLENECTOMY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UREA BREATH TEST;

EID: 55449101676     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb02080.x     Document Type: Article

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