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