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Frequency of Helicobacter pylori vacA genotypes in Iranian patients with gastric and duodenal ulcer.
Journal of infection and public health - 1 Jan 2009
Salari M H, Shirazi M H, Hadaiti M Ahmmadi, Daryani N Abrahimi
Abstract excerpt
Helicobacter pylori infection is a risk factor for developing chronic peptic ulcers and gastric cancer. The purpose of this study was to investigate the frequency of Helicobacter pylori vacA genotypes in patients with gastric and duodenal ulcer. A total of 100 biopsy specimens of patients with gastric (n=50) and duodenal (n=50) ulcer were collected. The specimens were cultured on selective media and incubated in...
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