Genotyping of helicobacter pylori virulence-associated genes shows high diversity of strains infecting patients in western venezuela

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Chiurillo, Miguel Angel ^a   Moran, Yeinmy ^a   Cañas, Miryan ^a   Valderrama, Elvis ^b   Granda, Nashdalish ^b   Sayegh, Marjorie ^c   Ramírez, José Luis ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTROCCIDENTAL LISANDRO ALVARADO   (Venezuela)

^b Servicio de Gastroenterología Hospital Antonio María Pineda UCLA   (Venezuela)

^c Instituto Internacional de Estudios Avanzados IDEA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Helicobacter pylori; Venezuelan patients; Virulence associated genes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; ATROPHIC GASTRITIS; BABA2 GENE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CAGA GENE; CHRONIC GASTRITIS; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; S1M1 GENE; VACA GENE; VENEZUELA;

GENETIC DIVERSITY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; VENEZUELAN PATIENTS; VIRULENCE-ASSOCIATED GENES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; PHYLOGENY; VENEZUELA; VIRULENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881542302     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.03.004     Document Type: Article

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