Gastroenterology
Volume 128, Issue 7 , Pages 2119-2123 , June 2005

Diagnosing Helicobacter pylori In Vivo by Confocal Laser Endoscopy

  • Ralf Kiesslich

      Affiliations

    • I. Medical Clinic, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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  • Martin Goetz

      Affiliations

    • I. Medical Clinic, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
    • ,
  • Juergen Burg

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pathology, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
    • ,
  • Manfred Stolte

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pathology, Clinic of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
    • ,
  • Ekkehard Siegel

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Microbiology and Hygiene, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
    • ,
  • Markus J. Maeurer

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Microbiology and Hygiene, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
    • ,
  • Steven Thomas

      Affiliations

    • Optiscan Pty, Ltd, Notting Hill, Victoria, Australia
    • ,
  • Dennis Strand

      Affiliations

    • I. Medical Clinic, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
    • ,
  • Peter R. Galle

      Affiliations

    • I. Medical Clinic, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
    • ,
  • Markus F. Neurath

      Affiliations

    • I. Medical Clinic, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress requests for reprints to: Markus F. Neurath, M.D., I. Department of Medicine, University of Mainz, Langenbeckstrasse 1, 55101 Mainz, Germany. fax: (49) 61-31-17-5508.

Received 21 October 2004 ,Accepted 9 December 2004.

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PII: S0016-5085(04)02330-3

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2004.12.035

Gastroenterology
Volume 128, Issue 7 , Pages 2119-2123 , June 2005

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