The clinical utility of string-PCR test in diagnosing Helicobacter pylori infection.

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Published in Hepatogastroenterology on October 23, 2003

Authors

Sheng-Wen Wang1, Fang-Jong Yu, Yi-Ching Lo, Yuan-Chieh Yang, Ming-Tsang Wu, I-Chen Wu, Yi-Chen Lee, Chang-Ming Jan, Wen-Ming Wang, Deng-Chyang Wu

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Graduate Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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