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Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Helicobacter pylori from patients with and without peptic ulcer disease.
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology - 1 Apr 2000
Petersen A M, Fussing V, Colding H, Blom J, Nørgaard A, Andersen L P, Krogfelt K A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori plays an important role in peptic ulcer disease, although not all H. pylori-infected persons will develop a peptic ulcer. Currently, H. pylori strains cannot be divided into commensals and pathogens. METHODS: Fifty H. pylori strains were cultured from patients divided into five groups on the basis of upper endoscopic findings: gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, gastritis, esophagitis,...
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