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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2008; 14(8): 1231-1236
Published online Feb 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1231
Non-invasive diagnosis of H pylori infection: Evaluation of serological tests with and without current infection marker CIM
Sufi HZ Rahman, M Golam Azam, M Anisur Rahman, MS Arfin, M Mahbub Alam, Tareq M Bhuiyan, Nasim Ahmed, Motiur Rahman, Shamsun Nahar, MS Hassan
Sufi HZ Rahman, M Golam Azam, MS Hassan, Department of Immunology, Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders, Dhaka, Bangladesh
M Anisur Rahman, MS Arfin, M Mahbub Alam, Tareq M Bhuiyan, Department of Gastrointestinal Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases, Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nasim Ahmed, Department of Pathology, Ibrahim Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Motiur Rahman, Shamsun Nahar, Laboratory Sciences Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Authors contributions: Rahman SHZ, Hassan MS, Alam MM, and Rahman M participated in designing the research; Rahman SHZ, Azam MG, Arfin MS, Alam MM, Bhuiyan TM, Ahmed N, and Nahar S performed the clinical and laboratory work; Azam MG performed data analysis and interpretation; Rahman SHZ was involved in drafting the manuscript; Rahman MA, Hassan MS, and Ahmed N revised the manuscript critically; Hassan MS, Rahman MA, and Rahman M provided administrative and technical support. Hassan MS supervised the whole project.
Correspondence to: Sufi HZ Rahman, MBBS, MD, Clinical Pathologist, Department of Microbiology, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka- 1000, Bangladesh. sufihannan@yahoo.com
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Received: September 4, 2007
Revised: December 4, 2007
Published online: February 28, 2008
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