Clinical relevance of Helicobacter pylori babA2 and babA2/B in Costa Rica and Japan
Clinical relevance of Helicobacter pylori babA2 and babA2/B in Costa Rica and Japan
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DOI:
10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.474
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发表时间:
2010-01-28
影响因子:
4.3
通讯作者:
Con-Wong, Reinaldo
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作者:
Con, Sergio A.;Takeuchi, Hiroaki;Con-Wong, Reinaldo
AIM: To evaluate the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) babA2, babB and a recombinant gene between babA2 and babB (babA2/8), and their role in the development of atrophic gastritis in Costa Rican and Japanese clinical isolates.METHODS: A total of 95 continuous H. pylori-positive Costa Rican (41 males and 54 females; mean age, 50.65 years; SD, +/- 13.04 years) and 95 continuous H. pylori-positive Japanese (50 males and 45 females; mean age, 63.43; SD, +/- 13.21 years) patients underwent upper endoscopy from October 2005 to July 2006. They were enrolled for the polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based genotyping of the H. pylori babA2, babB and babA2/B genes. Statistical analysis was performed using the chi(2) test and the Fisher's exact probability test and multivariate analysis was performed by logistic regression adjusting for gender and age. P