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[The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in Korean patients with inflammatory bowel disease, a multicenter study].
The Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi - 1 Jun 2009
Song Min Jun, Park Dong Il, Hwang Sang Jun, Kim Eun Ran, Kim Young Ho, Jang Byeong Ik, Lee Suck Ho, Ji Jeong Seon, Shin Sung Jae
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection has been reported to be lower in individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in some Western countries. We investigated H. pylori infection in Korean patients with IBD and any possible associations of H. pylori infection with drug therapy for IBD and the phenotype of Crohns disease (CD). METHODS: We studied 316 unselected patients...
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