Article
Prevalence of cagA and vacA genotypes of Helicobacter pylori isolated from Turkish patients with active or non-active chronic gastritis.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jul 2010
Safak Birol, Ciftci Ihsan Hakki, Dilek Fatma Husniye, Uslan Ihsan, Cetinkaya Zafer, Asik Gulsah, Dilek Osman Nuri
Abstract excerpt
Several virulence factors of Helicobacter pylori may contribute to gastric mucosal damage. In this study, the prevalence of cagA and vacA genotypes of H. pylori was examined in different patterns of chronic gastritis. Oesophagogastroendoscopy was performed in 147 dyspeptic patients. Antrum biopsies were obtained for isolation of H. pylori and for histopathological assessment. H. pylori vacAs1 and cagA genes were...
Topics
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Bacterial Proteins
- Chronic Disease
- Cohort Studies
- Female
- Gastritis
- Genotype
- Helicobacter pylori
- Humans
- Male
- Prevalence