Mixed infection with cagA positive and cagA negative strains of Helicobacter pylori lowers disease burden in The Gambia.

Mixed infection with cagA positive and cagA negative strains of Helicobacter pylori lowers disease burden in The Gambia.

The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori including strains with putatively virulent genotypes is high, whereas the H. pylori-associated disease burden is low, in Africa compared to developed countries. In this study, we investigated the prevalence of virulence-related H. pylori genotypes and their asso...

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Main Authors: Ousman Secka, Martin Antonio, Douglas E Berg, Mary Tapgun, Christian Bottomley, Vivat Thomas, Robert Walton, Tumani Corrah, Julian E Thomas, Richard A Adegbola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3226634?pdf=render

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