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Characterisation of Helicobacter pylori isolates from the north-eastern region of Mexico.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Jan 2004
Garza-Gonzalez E, Bosques-Padilla F J, Tijerina-Menchaca R, Perez-Perez G I
Abstract excerpt
The vacA and cagA genotypes of 50 Helicobacter pylori isolates from patients in the north-eastern region of Mexico were characterised by PCR, and the correlation between genotypes and different clinical outcomes was investigated. Strains of H. pylori that are vacA s1/m1 and cagA positive have previously been associated with more severe clinical outcomes, and some studies have shown differences in the vacA and...
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