cagA positive Helicobacter pylori in Brazilian children related to chronic gastritis

Helicobacter pylori is a spiral-shaped Gram-negative bacterium. It colonizes the gastric mucosa of humans and persists for decades if not treated. Helicobacter pylori infection affects more than half of the world's population and invariably results in chronic gastritis. The cagA gene is present...

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Main Authors: Luciano Lobo Gatti, Roger de Lábio, Luiz Carlos da Silva, Marília de Arruda Cardoso Smith, Spencer Luiz Marques Payão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702006000400008&lng=en&tlng=en