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Assessment of Risk and Sero-Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Colonization among Remote Orang Asli Tribes in Peninsula Malaysia.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Thevakumar Kavitha, Chandren Josephine Rebecca, Perez-Perez Guillermo Ignacio, Chua Eng Guan, Teh Lay Kek, Salleh Mohd Zaki, Tan Jin Ai Mary Anne, Leow Alex Hwong Ruey, Goh Khean Lee, Tay Alfred Chin Yen, Marshall Barry J, Vadivelu Jamuna, Loke Mun Fai, Wong Li Ping
Abstract excerpt
The epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is related to human poverty with marked differences between developing and developed countries. Socioeconomic factors and living standards are the main determinants of the age-dependent acquisition rate of H. pylori, and consequently its prevalence. The aim of this study was to assess the risk and sero-prevalence of H. pylori colonization among Orang...
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