title: [Serodiagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection].
abstract: Infection with Helicobacter pylori induces antibodies, but these are not able to eradicate the bacterium from the gastric mucosa. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay is the laboratory based method and most commonly used to measure qualitatively and quantitatively anti-Helicobacter pylori antibodies of different immunoglobulin classes in almost all infected patients. Quantitative serological tests are useful in the follow-up of eradication therapy. Serology is the method of choice in population studies and in the retrospective analysis of stored serum samples to study the natural course of this chronic infection.
authors.affiliation: Zavod za mikrobiologiju i paraznologiju SNZ A. Stampar Medicinskog fakulteta Sveucilista u Zagrebu, Rockefellerova 4, 10000 Zagreb.
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Presecki
authors.forename: Miroslava
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Katicić
authors.forename: Marinko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marusić
authors.forename: Smilja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kalenić
authors.forename: Marija
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Strnad
authors.forename: Vanda
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Plecko
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Babus
authors.forename: Mara
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dominis
mesh_terms: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D012698:Serologic Tests
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial