Saliva samples not a reliable tool for diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection.
Biochemistry Laboratory, Scientific Institute for Gastrointestinal Diseases IRCCS, S de Bellis, Castellana Grotte Bari, Italy.
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Berloco
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Cavallini
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Di Leo
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Russo
D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005784:Gene Amplification; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000032:analysis; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012463:Saliva / Q000382:microbiology*
D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G