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Prevalence and distribution of Helicobacter pylori cagA and vacA genotypes in the Moroccan population with gastric disease.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Aug 2012
Alaoui Boukhris S, Boukhris S A, Benajah D-a, El Rhazi K, Ibrahimi S A, Nejjari C, Amarti A, Mahmoud M, El Abkari M, Souleimani A, Bennani B
Abstract excerpt
Helicobacter pylori infection is the etiologic agent of various gastric pathologies. The severity of disease outcome has been attributed to some H. pylori genotypes, which varies geographically. In Morocco, there are no data regarding the pattern of H. pylori genotypes; therefore, this is the first prospective study conducted in our country to investigate the genotype profiles (vacA and cagA) of H. pylori in...
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