Direct detection and analysis of vacA genotypes and cagA gene of Helicobacter pylori from gastric biopsies by a novel multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 366-373

  Kumar, Sushil ^a   Kumar, Ashok ^a   Dixit, Vinod Kumar ^b  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

cagA; Genotyping; Helicobacter pylori; Multiplex PCR; Peptic ulcer; vacA

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CAGA PROTEIN; DNA 16S;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BIOPSY; VACA GENE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOPSY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STOMACH;

EID: 56049115992     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.07.014     Document Type: Article

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