Article
[Pathophysiology of Helicobacter pylori infections].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 20 Feb 1999
van der Ende A, van der Hulst R W, Tytgat G N, Dankert J
Abstract excerpt
Helicobacter pylori is the causative factor of chronic gastritis and ulcers of duodenum and stomach and relates to mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas. Host factors, bacterial factors and dietary habits conceivably play a part in the more severe mucosal lesions induced by H. pylori. H. pylori is a heterogeneous bacterial species, the various types differing in possession of a locus with genes...
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