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Genotypic, clinical, and demographic characteristics of children infected with Helicobacter pylori.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Apr 2001
Gold B D, van Doorn L J, Guarner J, Owens M, Pierce-Smith D, Song Q, Hutwagner L, Sherman P M, de Mola O L, Czinn S J
Abstract excerpt
Helicobacter pylori isolates vary between geographic regions. Certain H. pylori genotypes may be associated with disease outcome. Thirty-eight children underwent diagnostic upper endoscopy at four medical centers and were retrospectively analyzed to determine if H. pylori virulence genes were associated with endoscopic disease severity, histologic parameters, and host demographics. The H. pylori virulence...
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