Heterogeneity of cag genotypes of Helicobacter pylori in the esophageal mucosa of dyspeptic patients and its relation to histopathological outcomes

Heterogeneity of cag genotypes of Helicobacter pylori in the esophageal mucosa of dyspeptic patients and its relation to histopathological outcomes

Background: A high prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in the esophageal mucosa of dyspeptic Venezuelan patients has been reported. We aimed to assess the genetic composition of the cag genotypes of H. pylori and its relation to histopathological outcomes in the gastroesophageal mucosa. Methods: The...

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Main Authors: Monica Contreras, Ligia Abrante, Víctor Salazar, Nelson Reyes, María Alexandra García-Amado, Milagro Fernández-Delgado, Roberto Romero, Héctor Rojas, Fabian Michelangeli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-09-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Helicobacter pylori
Esophagus
PCR
cag-PAI
Histopathology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971214014817

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