Open AccessPrevalence ofHelicobacter pylorivirulence genotypes among children in Eastern Turkey
Author(s) -
Gökben Özbey,
Yaşar Doğan,
Kaan Demirören
Publication year - 2013
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.v19.i39.6585
Subject(s) - caga , helicobacter pylori , genotype , virulence , gastroenterology , polymerase chain reaction , medicine , gastritis , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , gene , genetics
To identify the virulence genotypes of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) if present in children in Eastern Turkey and if those genotypes are mostly associated with severe clinical presentations.