Helicobacter pylori cagA and vacA genotypes in Cuban and Venezuelan populations

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 331-335

  Ortiz Princz, Diana ^a   Guariglia Oropeza, Verónica ^a   Ávila, Maira ^b   Correnti, María ^b   Perrone, Marianella ^b   Gutierrez, Beatriz ^c   Torres, Javier ^d   Megraud, Francis ^e   Cavazza, María Eugenia ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOMEDICINA   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^c United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change de La Habana   (Cuba)

^d INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^e Bordeaux Institute of Oncology   (France)

Author keywords

cagA; Chronic gastritis; Helicobacter pylori; vacA

Indexed keywords

HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 77953519122     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000300016     Document Type: Article

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