Salivary IgG assay to detect Helicobacter pylori infection in an Indian adult population

• Main Authors: Ramya Thirumala Krishnaswamy (Author), Chaya Manoranjini David (Author), Savitha Govindaiah (Author), Ramnarayan Belur Krishnaprasad (Author), Sanjay Chikkarasinakere Jogigowda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Helicobacter pylori infection, the commonest chronic bacterial infection in humans, causes chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer, and possibly gastric carcinoma and lymphoma. Recently, investigators have focused on its role in the development of extra-gastrointestinal diseases with oral manife...