Dyspepsia Symptoms and Helicobacter pylori Infection, Nakuru, Kenya
Autor: | Haim Shmuely, Samson Obure, Douglas J. Passaro, Galia Abuksis, Jacob Yahav, Gerald Fraser, Silvio Pitlik, Yaron Niv |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Zdroj: | Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 9, Iss 9, Pp 1103-1107 (2003) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 1080-6040 1080-6059 |
DOI: | 10.3201/eid0909.020374 |
Popis: | The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection was studied in 138 patients with dyspepsia in a hospital in Nakuru, Kenya, and in 138 asymptomatic sex- and age-matched controls from the same population. Anti–H. pylori immunoglobulin (Ig) G was more prevalent in dyspeptic than asymptomatic persons (71% vs. 51%), particularly those |
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