Molecular Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Nepal: Specific Ancestor Root.

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0134216

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Molecular Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Nepal: Specific Ancestor Root.

PloS one - 1 Jan 2015

Miftahussurur Muhammad, Sharma Rabi Prakash, Shrestha Pradeep Krishna, Suzuki Rumiko, Uchida Tomohisa, Yamaoka Yoshio

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Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in Nepal, a low-risk country for gastric cancer, is debatable. To our knowledge, no studies have examined H. pylori virulence factors in Nepal. We determined the prevalence of H. pylori infection by using three different tests, and the genotypes of viru...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Female
Genotype
Helicobacter Infections
Helicobacter pylori
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Molecular Epidemiology
Nepal
Prevalence
Virulence Factors
Young Adult

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