Publications

seroprevalence of helicobacter pylori infection in cystic fibrosis and its cross-reactivity with anti-pseudomonas antibodies.	the prevalence of helicobacter pylori infection and its role in gastroduodenal disease in cystic fibrosis (cf) are controversial. additionally, serologic determination of infection in this population may be inaccurate because of cross-reactivity with other bacterial species. the seroprevalence of h. pylori in a cohort of patients with cf and its cross-reactivity with pseudomonas antibodies were investigated.	2000	10776956
process of care and outcomes for elderly patients hospitalized with peptic ulcer disease: results from a quality improvement project.	since publication in 1994 of guidelines for management of peptic ulcer disease (pud), trends in physician practice and outcomes related to guideline application have not been evaluated.	2001	11667935
rural health alert: helicobacter pylori in well water.	this exploratory research project is an epidemiological study to determine in a specified population of farmworkers in southeast georgia the following: (a) the prevalence rate of gastritis, (b) related cofactors contributing to gastritis with or without a positive diagnosis of helicobacter pylori (hp), (c) relationship of contaminated drinking water to gastritis, and (d) relative risk of acquiring gastritis from hp-contaminated drinking water.	2005	15982249
detection of helicobacter pylori in the coastal waters of georgia, puerto rico and trinidad.	fecal pollution in the coastal marine environments was assessed at eleven sampling locations along the georgia coast and trinidad, and nine sites from puerto-rico. membrane filtration (epa method 1604 and method 1600) was utilized for escherichia coli and enterococci enumeration at each location. quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qpcr) amplification of the 16s ribosomal rna gene was used to determine the presence of the helicobacter pylori in marine samples. there was no significant correl ...	2014	24332757