Open AccessSeroepidemiology ofHelicobacter pyloriinfection in elderly people in the Beijing region, China
Author(s) -
Mei Zhang,
Yan Zhou,
Xiaoying Li,
Zhe Tang,
Hongming Zhu,
Yan Yang,
Jagadish K Chhetri
Publication year - 2014
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.v20.i13.3635
Subject(s) - seroprevalence , helicobacter pylori , medicine , caga , population , beijing , demography , immunology , gastroenterology , serology , antibody , environmental health , biology , china , geography , biochemistry , archaeology , sociology , virulence , gene
To investigate seroepidemiology of cagA(+) and vacA(+) strains of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) in an elderly population in Beijing and to determine risk factors for seropositivity.