Serologic Evidence that Ascaris and Toxoplasma Infections Impact Inflammatory Responses to Helicobacter pylori in Colombians

Background: Helicobacter pylori-infected children from coastal Tumaco, Colombia, have more parasitism, and adults have lower gastric cancer risk compared with high-altitude Pasto/Tuquerres residents. Because helminth and Toxoplasma gondii infections alter helicobacter gastritis in rodent models, we...

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Main Authors: Ek, Courtney (Contributor), Whary, Mark T. (Contributor), Ihrig, Melanie (Author), Bravo, Luis E. (Author), Correa, Pelayo (Author), Fox, James G. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Division of Comparative Medicine (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley Blackwell, 2014-08-19T18:56:35Z.
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