Is there a link between seropositivity to Helicobacter pylori and hepatitis A virus? A systematic review

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  BinSaeed, Abdulaziz A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Helicobacter pylori; Hepatitis A; Seroepidemiology; Seropositivity; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SEROPREVALENCE; VACCINATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD; CHILD; FECES; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TRANSMISSION; VIROLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FECES; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953287879     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.09.003     Document Type: Review

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