Chromatographic immunoassays for Helicobacter pylori detection , are they reliable in Mali, West Africa?

INTRODUCTION: Gastrointestinal diseases are major reasons for morbidity in Mali. As Helicobacter pylori is known to play a major role in gastritis and gastric ulcer we wanted to find a simple method for detection. METHODS: Twenty-nine volunteers with confirmed gastric ulcer by gastroscopy and 59 ran...

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Main Authors: Ingvild Austarheim, Kari Tvete Inngjerdingen, Berit Smestad Paulsen, Adiaratou Togola, Chiaka Diakite, Drissa Diallo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Pan African Medical Journal 2013-02-01
Series:The Pan African Medical Journal
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Online Access: https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/14/72/pdf/72.pdf