Article
Molecular epidemiology and outcome of Helicobacter pylori infection in Thailand: a cultural cross roads.
Helicobacter - 1 Oct 2004
Vilaichone Ratha-Korn, Mahachai Varocha, Tumwasorn Somying, Wu Jeng-Yih, Graham David Y, Yamaoka Yoshio
Abstract excerpt
ABSTRACT Background. Thailand is at the cultural cross roads between East and South Asia. It has been suggested that this is also the region where the predominant Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) genotype changes from East Asian to South Asian. Methods. We compared the molecular epidemiology and outcome of H. pylori infections among different ethnic groups in Thailand (Thai, Thai-Chinese and Chinese). H. pylori...
Topics
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Asian People
- Bacterial Proteins
- Female
- Gastritis
- Genes, Bacterial
- Genotype
- Helicobacter Infections
- Helicobacter pylori
- Humans
- Male
