Cytotoxin-Associated Gene A-Positive Helicobacter pylori infection in the Elderly: Association with gastric atrophy and intestinal metaplasia

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 18-22

  Pilotto, Alberto ^a,d   Rassu, Mario ^a   Bozzola, Loredana ^a   Leandro, Gioacchino ^b   Franceschi, Marilisa ^a   Furlan, Francesca ^a   Meli, Salvatore ^a   Scagnelli, Mariuccia ^a   Di Mario, Francesco ^c   Valerio, Gianni ^a  

^a SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE GIOVANNI PAOLO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d Ospedale Civile San Bortolo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytotoxin associated gene A (CagA); Elderly; Gastric atrophy; Helicobacter pylori; Intestinal metaplasia; Peptic ulcer

Indexed keywords

CYTOTOXIN; UREASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATROPHIC GASTRITIS; BACTERIAL GENE; CHRONIC GASTRITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DUODENUM ULCER; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE METAPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEPTIC ULCER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH ULCER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ATROPHY; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOPSY; DNA PROBES; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MALE; METAPLASIA; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIC ULCER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STOMACH;

EID: 0031933479     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199801000-00006     Document Type: Article

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