Author(s): Gonçalves, Maria H. R. B. ; Silva, Cícero I. S. M. ; Braga-Neto, Manuel B. ; Fialho, Andrea B. C. ; Fialho, Andre M. N. ; Queiroz, Dulciene M. M. Queiroz ; Braga, Lucia L. B. C.
Date: 2014
Origin: Oasisbr
Subject(s): Helicobacter pylori; Neoplasias Gástricas
The accuracy of a nested PCR in gastric DNA obtained by a string test for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection in asymptomatic children was 94.0%. The cagA-positive toxigenic vacAs1m1 strains were the most prevalent strains, indicating that this population is colonized early by the strains associated with gastric cancer
