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Helicobacter pylori genotypes are associated with clinical outcome in Portuguese patients and show a high prevalence of infections with multiple strains.
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology - 1 Feb 2001
Figueiredo C, Van Doorn L J, Nogueira C, Soares J M, Pinho C, Figueira P, Quint W G, Carneiro F
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BACKGROUND: Clinical outcome of Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with virulence-associated bacterial genotypes. This study assessed the relationships between vacA, cagA and iceA genotypes and gastric diseases in Portuguese patients. METHODS: A total of 319 patients were endoscoped and gastric biopsy specimens were studied by PCR and reverse hybridization (LiPA). RESULTS: vacA genotypes s1/m1, s1/m2 and...
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