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Helicobacter pylori virulence genotypes in Bogotá River and wastewater treatment plants in Colombia.
Helicobacter - 1 Dec 2023
Vesga Fidson-Juarismy, Beltrán-Benavides Adriana Rocío, Márquez-Duque Ana María, Venegas Camilo, Trespalacios Alba-Alicia
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium that infects 70%-80% of the population in Colombia, causing chronic gastritis in all those infected and gastric cancer in 1%-2% of those infected. In Colombia, some studies have identified the presence of vacA and cagA genes in environmental samples such as treated, surface, and wastewater, but they have not been evaluated in the Bogotá River. For this, the aim of...
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