Helicobacter pylori: focus on CagA and VacA major virulence factors Helicobacter pylori: enfoque sobre los factores de virulencia CagA y VacA

After colonizing the human gastric mucosa, Helicobacter pylori can remain within the host for years and even decades, and is associated with several, highly significant gastric pathologies. In Mexico, the seroprevalence at 1 year of age is 20% and the estimated increment in seropositivity per year i...

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Main Authors: Gonzalo Castillo-Rojas, Marisa Mazarí-Hiriart, Yolanda López-Vidal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2004-12-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342004000600010