Article
Helicobacter pylori genotypes can predict gastric tissue histopathology: a longitudinal study of Iranian patients.
Journal of infection and public health - 1 Apr 2012
Khedmat Hossein, Karami Ali, Safiri Zahra, Amini Mohsen, Bakhtiari Ali, Karbasi Ashraf, Jayhounian Mojgan, Jalalian Hamidreza, Taheri Saeed
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Several factors have been suggested to account for differences in the virulence of Helicobacter pylori infections in various populations. Evidence suggests the existence of different strains of H. pylori with different degrees of virulence. The present study aimed to investigate the gastric histopathology in Iranian patients infected with H. pylori and to investigate the relationship between the...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Bacterial Load
- Bacterial Proteins
- DNA, Bacterial
- Esophagitis
- Female
- Gastric Mucosa
- Gastritis
- Genotype
