High prevalence of cagA and vacA seropositivity in asymptomatic Bangladeshi children with Helicobacter pylori infection

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1432-1436

  Sarker, Shafiqul A ^a,c   Nahar, S ^a   Rahman, M ^a   Bardhan, P K ^a   Nair, G B ^a   Beglinger, C ^b   Gyr, N ^b  

^a ICDDR B Centre for Health and Population Research   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c ICDDRB Clinical Sciences Division   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

cagA antibody; Helicobacter pylori; Urea breath text; vacA antibody; Western blot test

Indexed keywords

CAGA PROTEIN; CARBON 13; UREA; VACUOLATING TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GENE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; VIRULENCE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BANGLADESH; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BREATH TESTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 7644244312     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250410033088     Document Type: Article

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