Article
Relationship between Helicobacter pylori vacA genotypes status and risk of peptic ulcer in Saudi patients.
Saudi medical journal - 1 Jun 2006
Momenah Aiman M, Tayeb Mohammed T
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine if there is a significant correlation between different Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) vacA genotypes strains and severe gastric clinical outcomes. METHODS: A total of 1104 gastric biopsies from 368 patients who presented with symptoms suggestive of chronic gastritis or peptic ulcer were taken from the main hospitals in the western region of Saudi Arabia from July 2004 to July 2005. These...
Topics
- Bacterial Proteins
- Gastritis
- Genotype
- Helicobacter Infections
- Helicobacter pylori
- Humans
- Peptic Ulcer
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Risk Factors
- Saudi Arabia
