Helicobacter pylori infection occurs via close contact infected individuals in early childhood

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 257-262

  Miyaji, Hideki ^a   Azuma, Takeshi ^a   Ito, Shigeji ^a   Abe, Yoshimichi ^b   Gejyo, Fumitake ^b   Hashimoto, Norikazu ^b   Sugimoto, Hidehiro ^b   Suto, Hiroyuki ^a   Ito, Yoshiyuki ^a   Yamazaki, Yukinao ^a   Kohli, Yoshihiro ^c   Kuriyama, Masaru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Aiseikai Yamashina Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Helicobacter pylori; Immunoglobulin G antibody; Nursery school; Seroprevalence; Transmission; Water source

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROPREVALENCE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 6744268050     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2000.02070.x     Document Type: Article

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