Helicobacter pylori infection in Africa: Pathology and microbiological diagnosis

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 25, 2008, Pages 4653-4662

  Tanih, N F ^a   Clarke, A M ^a   Mkwetshana, N ^a   Green, E ^a   Ndip, L M ^b   Ndip, R N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Africa; Helicobacter pylori; Microbiological diagnosis; Pathology; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

UREASE;

AFRICA; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CHRONIC GASTRITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GEOGRAPHY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MICROSCOPY; MORBIDITY; MUCOSA ASSOCIATED LYMPHOID TISSUE LYMPHOMA; PEPTIC ULCER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SEROLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH CARCINOMA; UREA BREATH TEST;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 58649102677     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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