Correlation between virulence markers of Helicobacter pylori in the oral cavity and gastric biopsies

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The clinical outcome of Helicobacter pylori infection has been associated with virulence factors. The presence of these factors is useful as molecular markers in the identification of the high risk for developing severe gastric pathologies. OBJECTIVE: To correlate the presence...

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Main Authors: Myriam Lucrecia MEDINA, Marcelo Gabriel MEDINA, Luis Antonio MERINO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2017-07-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032017000300217&lng=en&tlng=en