Open AccessRelationship between the severity of hepatitis C virus-related liver disease and the presence ofHelicobacterspecies in the liver: A prospective study
Author(s) -
Laurent Castéra,
Anne Pedeboscq,
Márcia Maria Negreiros Pinto Rocha,
Brigitte Le Bail,
Corinne Asencio,
Victor de Lédinghen,
PierreHenri Bernard,
Alexis Laurent,
Marie-Édith Lafon,
Maylis Capdepont,
Patrice Couzigou,
Paulette BioulacSage,
Charles Balabaud,
Françis Mégraud,
Armelle Ménard
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v12.i45.7278
Subject(s) - cirrhosis , helicobacter pylori , gastroenterology , serology , medicine , alcoholic liver disease , liver biopsy , liver disease , hepatitis c virus , polymerase chain reaction , helicobacter , biology , spirillaceae , hepatocellular carcinoma , gastritis , virus , biopsy , immunology , antibody , gene , biochemistry
To determine the presence of Helicobacter species DNA in the liver of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients with and without cirrhosis as compared to controls, and to identify the bacterial species involved.