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Association between Helicobacter pylori genotypes and gastric disorders in relation to the cag pathogenicity island.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Sept 2007
Proença Módena José Luiz, Lopes Sales Ana Isabela, Olszanski Acrani Gustavo, Russo Rodrigo, Vilela Ribeiro Marcio Aurélio, Fukuhara Yara, da Silveira Wanderley Dias, Módena José Luiz Pimenta, de Oliveira Ricardo Brandt, Brocchi Marcelo
Abstract excerpt
Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium associated with upper gastrointestinal diseases in humans. However, only a small proportion of infected people become sick. Although several studies have tried to establish an association between known virulence markers and clinical outcomes, in many cases the results have been conflicting. The aim of this study was to investigate the importance of virulence markers to predict...
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