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Cytotoxin-associated gene A and vacuolating cytotoxin A in human isolates of Helicobacter pylori and their association with the clinical status of ulcer disease.
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Nov 2000
Carattoli A, Pezzella C, Pietroiusti A, Galante A, Pezzotti P, Luzzi I
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether different Helicobacter pylori genotypes are associated with different clinical stages of peptic ulcer disease (PUD). DESIGN: We assessed the virulence characteristics of H. pylori isolates from patients with active PUD (presence of an ulcer crater at endoscopy) and from those with PUD in remission (normal endoscopic findings or scar not induced by drugs in...
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