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Helicobacter genotyping and detection in peroperative lavage fluid in patients with perforated peptic ulcer.
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract - 1 Mar 2008
Komen N A P, Bertleff M J O E, van Doorn L J, Lange J F, de Graaf P W
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Certain Helicobacter pylori genotypes are associated with peptic ulcer disease; however, little is known about associations between the H. pylori genotype and perforated peptic ulcer (PPU). The primary aim of this study was to evaluate which genotypes are present in patients with PPU and which genotype is dominant in this population. The secondary aim was to study the possibility of...
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