Article
Analysis of vacA/cagA genotypes/status in Helicobacter pylori isolates from Iranian children and their association with clinical outcome.
Turkish journal of medical sciences - 1 Jan 2015
Falsafi Tahereh, Khani Afsaneh, Mahjoub Fatemeh, Asgarani Ezat, Sotoudeh Nazli
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIM: More than 50% of Iranian children are infected with Helicobacterpylori; however, no data exist about the association of vacA/cagA genotype/status with disease outcomes in them. We analyzed association of vacA/cagA genotypes/status of children's isolates with gastric inflammation s...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Bacterial Proteins
- Biopsy
- Child
- Female
- Gastritis
- Genotype
- Helicobacter Infections
- Helicobacter pylori
- Humans
- Iran
- Male
- Pyloric Antrum