Article
Mixed (multiple-genotype) Helicobacter pylori infections in Bulgarian patients.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Dec 2023
Boyanova Lyudmila, Boyanova Liliya, Hadzhiyski Petyo, Kandilarov Nayden, Yordanov Daniel, Gergova Raina, Markovska Rumyana
Abstract excerpt
The aim of the study was to evaluate the frequency and characteristics of mixed (multiple-genotype) Helicobacter pylori infections (MGIs) in 155 Bulgarian symptomatic patients (21 children and 134 adults). MGIs were common (36.1%), including double-strain (34.8%) and triple-strain infections (1.3%). None of the 8 ulcer patients harbored multiple subtypes. We detected 18 multiple allelic combinations, of which the...
Topics
- Adult
- Male
- Child
- Humans
- Bacterial Proteins
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Helicobacter pylori
- Helicobacter Infections
- Bulgaria
- Pandemics
- Seroepidemiologic Studies
- Genotype
