The relation between severe density of Helicobacter pylori in biopsy with cigarette smoking and age in infected patients

Background and Aim: Helicobacter pylori infection is currently endemic worldwide health problem. The infection causes variety of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms such as chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer, and gastric adenocarcinoma. It is clear that smoking is important to the development of disorders l...

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Main Authors: Heshmat Shahi, Mandana Moghni, Hedayatollah Shirzad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Farname 2015-04-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Medical Microbiology
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Online Access:http://ijmm.ir/article-1-299-en.html