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The majority of patients with a Helicobacter pylori infection mount a systemic antibody response which is easily detectable by serological assays such as the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) [1]. Positive results in bacterial agglutination and complement fixation tests [2] suggest that these antibodies possess some anti-bacterial activity. However, the infection persists suggesting an underlying ineffectiveness in the ability of the systemic antibody response to eradicate the infection.
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Stacey, A.R., Hawtin, P.R., Newell, D.G. (1993). Local and Systemic Antibody Responses During Helicobacter pylori Infections. In: Pajares, J.M., Peña, A.S., Malfertheiner, P. (eds) Helicobacter pylori and Gastroduodenal Pathology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77486-7_28
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