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vacA genotypes in Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from children with and without duodenal ulcer in Brazil.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Aug 2000
De Gusmão V R, Nogueira Mendes E, De Magalhães Queiroz D M, Aguiar Rocha G, Camargos Rocha A M, Ramadan Ashour A A, Teles Carvalho A S
Abstract excerpt
Data concerning the association between vacA genotypes and disease in children in both developed and developing countries are scarce, especially because of the small number of children with a duodenal ulcer studied. The vacA genotypes of Helicobacter pylori strains obtained from 65 children (24 with a duodenal ulcer and 41 without a duodenal ulcer; 33 girls; mean age, 10.2 years; age range, 1 to 17 years) were...
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