Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori and its CagA subtypes in gastric cancer and duodenal ulcer at an Austrian tertiary referral center over 25 years.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) tends to be lower in Western countries such as central Europe compared with Asia. The virulence of H. pylori is influenced by its subtype composition, most importantly by the presence or absence of different types of cytotoxin-ass...

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Main Authors: Yumiko Kamogawa-Schifter, Yoshio Yamaoka, Tomohisa Uchida, Andrea Beer, Barbara Tribl, Maximilian Schöniger-Hekele, Michael Trauner, Werner Dolak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5973618?pdf=render