Open AccessA study of Helicobacter pylori -associated gastritis patterns in Iraq and their association with strain virulence
Author(s) -
Nawfal R. Hussein,
Sarbar Napaki,
John C. Atherton
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.48971
Subject(s) - helicobacter pylori , medicine , gastritis , virulence , antrum , gastroenterology , pathological , cancer , adenocarcinoma , pathology , spirillaceae , stomach , biology , gene , biochemistry
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection causes peptic ulceration and gastric adenocarcinoma. In Iraq, gastric cancer is rare. We investigated whether infected adults had the antral-predominant pattern of H. pylori-associated gastritis, which does not predispose to cancer.