Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection among blood donors in Torino, Italy

Minerva Gastroenterologica e Dietologica

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 3-7

  Ponzetto, A ^a   Pellicano, R ^a   Morgando, A ^a   Cirillo, D ^b   Marchiaro, G ^b   Curti, F ^c   Rizzetto, M ^a  

^a UOADU Gastro Hepatology   (Italy)

^b Virology   (Italy)

^c Azienda Ospedaliera   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood donors.; Epidemiology; Helicobacter infections blood; Helicobacter pylori; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; ONSET AGE; OPTICAL DENSITY; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 85008943026     PISSN: 1121421X     EISSN: 18271642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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