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| Rasmussen,LT; Labio,RW de; C Neto,A; Silva,LC; Queiroz,VF; Smith,MAC; Payão,SLM. |
| Helicobacter pylori, a gram-negative bacterium, possesses two important virulence factors: the vacuolating toxin (vacA), and the cytotoxin-associated gene product (cagA). The aim of the present study was to evaluate the presence of H. pylori in the stomach and oral cavity of humans and compare the cagA and vacA genotypes of H. pylori found in different samples (stomach, saliva and dental plaque) from the same patient. Gastric biopsies, saliva and dental plaques were obtained from 62 dyspeptic adults. DNA was extracted and evaluated for the presence of H. pylori and the alleles cagA and vacA. Persons with gastritis had a higher frequency of H. pylori -positive samples in the stomach while positive samples from gastric biopsies were significantly correlated... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Helicobacter pylori; CagA; VacA; Dental plaque; Dyspeptic patient; Saliva. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992012000200008 |
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