Cytotoxin-associated gene A strains of Helicobacter pylori represent a risk factor for the development of microalbuminuria in type 2 diabetes

Diabetes Care

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1399-1401

  Pietroiusti, Antonio ^a   Giuliano, Maria ^b   Magrini, Andrea ^a   Bergamaschi, Antonio ^a   Galante, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b S EUGENIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CAGA PROTEIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROALBUMINURIA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ALBUMINURIA; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BODY MASS INDEX; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 33746384976     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 01495992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc06-0404     Document Type: Article

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