Prevalence and clinical relevance of cagA, vacA, and iceA genotypes of helicobacter pylori isolated from slovenian children

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 289-296

  Homan, Matjaž ^a   Luzar, Boštjan ^b   Kocjan, Boštjan J ^b   Orel, Rok ^a   Močilnik, Tina ^b   Shrestha, Maja ^b   Kveder, Maja ^b   Poljak, Mario ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

CagA Gastritis Helicobacter; Pylori iceA vacA

Indexed keywords

CAGA PROTEIN; VEROTOXIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUODENOSCOPY; DUODENUM ULCER; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH ULCER;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; SLOVENIA; STOMACH; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 70349122562     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31818f09f2     Document Type: Article

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