Immunological response to Helicobacter pylori among healthy volunteers in Agbor, Nigeria

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 38-40

  Ophori, E A ^a   Isibor, C ^b   Onemu, S O ^a   Johnny, E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b Central Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

ELISA; Helicobacter pylori; HP IgG; Humans; Immunological response; Nigeria; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION RISK; MALE; NIGERIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK REDUCTION; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROPREVALENCE; URBAN AREA; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 80052737254     PISSN: 22221808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(11)60009-1     Document Type: Article

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