Proportion of Helicobacter pylori Among Dyspeptic Patients Detected by Molecular Methods in a Teaching Hospital in Sri Lanka

Background: Infection with Helicobacter pylori is considered as a major cause of chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer disease and gastric cancer. More than half of the world’s population is infected with H. pylori. In Sri Lanka various groups have reported a prevalence ranging from 3% to 70% over the las...

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Main Authors: D.L. Nushka L. Ubhayawardana, Manjula M. Weerasekera, Deepaka D. Weerasekera, T.D.Chinthika P. Gunasekera, S.S. Neluka Fernando
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Alborz University of Medical Sciences 2015-11-01
Series:International Journal of Enteric Pathogens
Subjects:
PCR
Online Access:http://enterpathog.abzums.ac.ir/PDF/ijep-3-29796.pdf