Helicobacter pylori vacA and cagA genotypes in patients from northeastern Brazil with upper gastrointestinal diseases

Helicobacter pylori vacA and cagA genotypes in patients from northeastern Brazil with upper gastrointestinal diseases

Helicobacter pylori causes chronic gastric inflammation and significantly increases the risk of duodenal and gastric ulcer disease and distal gastric carcinoma. In this study, we evaluated the Helicobacter pylori vacA and cagA genotypes in patients from a Brazilian region where there is a high preva...

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Main Authors: Meyssa Quezado de Figueiredo Cavalcante, Cicero Igor Simões Silva, Manuel Bonfim Braga-Neto, Andréa Bessa Campelo Fialho, André Nunes Fialho, Alzira Maria C Barbosa, Francisco Will Saraiva Cruz, Gifone A Rocha, Dulciene Maria Magalhães de Queiroz, Lucia Libanez Bessa Campelo Braga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2012-06-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
H. pylori vacA
cagA gastric diseases
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