Seroepidemiological study of Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy.
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Seroepidemiological study of Helicobacter pylori infection in infancy.
The incidence of Helicobacter pylori infection in very young children was determined, based on the emergence of specific IgG antibodies in sequential serum samples from birth to 2 years of age. The risk of acquiring H pylori infection in infancy as a result of maternal exposure to the organism was also assessed, based on the determination of maternal cord-blood antibodies. Serum IgG class H pyl...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
سال: 1996
ISSN: 1359-2998,1468-2052
DOI: 10.1136/fn.74.2.f141