title: Validation of a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to detect anti-CagA antibodies in children with Helicobacter pylori infection.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Research in Bacteriology, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Magalhães Queiroz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nogueira Mendes
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Nogueira
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Teles de Carvalho
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods*; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C080866:cagA protein, Helicobacter pylori