A study of Helicobacter pylori -associated gastritis patterns in Iraq and their association with strain virulence

Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 125-127

  Hussein, Nawfal R ^a   Napaki, Sarbar M ^b   Atherton, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUHOK   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Antral predominant gastritis; H. pylori; Iraq; Low cancer rate

Indexed keywords

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GASTRITIS; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRAQ; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; RANK SUM TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; STOMACH ANTRUM; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH CANCER; SYDNEY SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 64149128029     PISSN: 13193767     EISSN: 19984049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1319-3767.48971     Document Type: Article

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