Article
Helicobacter pylori in dental plaque and stomach of patients from Northern Brazil.
World journal of gastroenterology - 28 Jun 2010
Assumpção Mônica Baraúna, Martins Luisa Caricio, Melo Barbosa Hivana Patricia, Barile Katarine Antonia dos Santos, de Almeida Sintia Silva, Assumpção Paulo Pimentel, Corvelo Tereza Cristina de Oliveira
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To establish whether virulence factor genes vacA and cagA are present in Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) retrieved from gastric mucosa and dental plaque in patients with dyspepsia. METHODS: Cumulative dental plaque specimens and gastric biopsies were submitted to histological examination, rapid urease test and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays to detect the presence of cagA and vacA polymorphisms....
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