Helicobacter pylori and Hepatitis C virus coinfection in Egyptian patients

Introduction: Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a leading cause of end-stage liver disease worldwide. It has been shown that Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) plays an important role in chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer disease and gastric malignancies, and its eradication has been advocated....

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Main Authors: Samir El-Masry, Mohamed El-Shahat, Gamal Badra, Mohamed F Aboel-Nour, Mahmoud Lotfy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Global Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.jgid.org/article.asp?issn=0974-777X;year=2010;volume=2;issue=1;spage=4;epage=9;aulast=El-Masry