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Oral cavity is not a reservoir for Helicobacter pylori in infected patients with functional dyspepsia.
Oral microbiology and immunology - 1 Jun 2009
Silva Rossi-Aguiar V P, Navarro-Rodriguez T, Mattar R, Siqueira de Melo Peres M P, Correa Barbuti R, Silva F M, Carrilho F J, Eisig J N
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INTRODUCTION: Helicobacter pylori infection is very prevalent in Brazil, infecting almost 65% of the population. The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of this bacterium in the oral cavity of patients with functional dyspepsia (epigastric pain syndrome), establish the main sites of infection in the mouth, and assess the frequency of cagA and vacA genotypes of oral H. pylori. METHODS: All 43...
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