Intrafamilial Spread of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Greece

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 711-715

  Roma, Eleftheria ^a   Panayiotou, Joanna ^a   Pachoula, Joanna ^a   Kafritsa, Yota ^b   Constantinidou, Catherin ^b   Mentis, Andreas ^c   Syriopoulou, Vassiliki ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c HELLENIC PASTEUR INSTITUTE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Children; H. pylori; Intrafamilial transmission

Indexed keywords

UREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; GREECE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SIBLING;

ADOLESCENT; BREATH TESTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; GREECE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; SIBLINGS; UREA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955319785     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: 15392031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e318192fd8a     Document Type: Article

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