Isolation of viable Helicobacter pylori in the tonsillar tissues of chronic tonsillitis patients

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 561-564

  Wibawa, Tri ^a   Surono, Agus ^a   Widodo, Irianiwati ^a  

^a GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Chronic tonsillitis; Tonsillar tissues; Viable Helicobacter pylori

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; GIEMSA STAIN; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LETTER; TONSIL; TONSILLITIS;

HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 79961063584     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.1914     Document Type: Letter

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