Significance of cagA status and vacA subtypes of Helicobacter pylori in determining gastric histopathology: Virulence markers of H. pylori and histopathology

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1042-1047

  Kaklikkaya, Nese ^a   Cubukcu, Kivanc ^b   Aydin, Faruk ^a   Bakir, Tulay ^d   Erkul, Suat ^c   Tosun, Ilknur ^a   Topbas, Murat ^a   Yazici, Yelda ^a   Buruk, Celal Kurtulus ^a   Erturk, Murat ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ADANA NUMUNE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c Department of Microbiology Numune Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

^d ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

cagA status; Helicobacter pylori; Histopathology; vacA subtypes

Indexed keywords

CAGA PROTEIN; VACUOLATING TOXIN;

ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOPSY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GASTRITIS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33744742965     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.04199.x     Document Type: Article

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