Article
Helicobacter pylori virulence genotypes in Portuguese children and adults with gastroduodenal pathology.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Feb 2003
Oleastro M, Gerhard M, Lopes A I, Ramalho P, Cabral J, Sousa Guerreiro A, Monteiro L
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of virulence genotypes, namely cagA, vacA and babA2, of Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from Portuguese adults and children presenting gastroduodenal pathology. One hundred thirty-six strains were studied, 82 isolated from adult patients (...
Topics
- Adult
- Base Sequence
- Chi-Square Distribution
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cohort Studies
- DNA, Bacterial
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Female
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Diseases
- Genes, Bacterial
- Genotype
- Helicobacter Infections
- Helicobacter pylori
- Humans
- Male
- Molecular Sequence Data