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Protective effects of Helicobacter pylori for IBD are related to the cagA- positive strain
13 Apr 2017
Abstract excerpt
We read with interest the article by Castano-Rodriguez et al ,1 describing the role of Helicobacter pylori and Campylobacter spp in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). While H. pylori infection has been shown to be protective against IBD, there is some ambiguity about the biological underpinnings of this effect. There is a spectrum of H pylori exposure across Caucasian populations with lower rates identified in...
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