Seroepidemiology of Helicobacter pylori infection in Guadeloupe

Autor: N. Broutet, F. Mégraud, S. Margeridon, François-Xavier Weill, S. Le Hello, C. Neyret
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 96(5)
ISSN: 0035-9203
Popis: 854 sera collected from blood donors in Guadeloupe were screened for Helicobacter pylori immunoglobulin G antibodies by a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit. The overall prevalence was 55 · 2%; it increased significantly with age from 36 · 1% at 18–19 years to 63 · 7% at 50–59 years ( P = 0 · 003).
Databáze: OpenAIRE