Article
Prevalence of cagA EPIYA motifs in Helicobacter pylori among dyspeptic patients in northeast Thailand.
The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health - 1 Jan 2012
Chomvarin Chariya, Phusri Karnchanawadee, Sawadpanich Kookwan, Mairiang Pisaln, Namwat Wises, Wongkham Chaisiri, Hahnvajanawong Chariya
Abstract excerpt
The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of cagA type in Helicobacter pylori isolated from dyspeptic patients in northeastern Thailand and to determine whether the pattern of cagA EPIYA motifs were associated with clinical outcomes. One hundred and forty-seven H. pylori-infected dyspeptic patients were enrolled, of whom 68 had non-ulcer dyspepsia (NUD), 57 peptic ulcer disease (PUD), 18 gastric...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Bacterial Proteins
- Biopsy
- DNA, Bacterial
- Dyspepsia
- Female