Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori vacA, cagA, cagE, iceA, babA2 genotypes and correlation with clinical outcome in Turkish patients with dyspepsia

Erzin Y., Koksal V., Altun S., Dobrucali A., Aslan M., Erdamar S., ...More

HELICOBACTER, vol.11, no.6, pp.574-580, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 11 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1523-5378.2006.00461.x
  • Journal Name: HELICOBACTER
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.574-580
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background : Distinct virulence factors of Helicobacter pylori have been associated with clinical outcome of the infection; however, considerable variations have been reported from different geographic regions and data on genotypes of Turkish H. pylori isolates are sparse.