Helicobacter pylori infection and gastroduodenal diseases in Vietnam: a cross-sectional, hospital-based study

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Authors

Tung Lam Nguyen · Oita University

Tomohisa Uchida · Oita University

Yoshiyuki Tsukamoto · Oita University

Dung Tuan Trinh · 108 Military Central Hospital

Long Ta · 108 Military Central Hospital

H. Bang · 108 Military Central Hospital

Song Le ·

Abstract

H. pylori infection is common in Vietnam and is strongly associated with PU, active gastritis, atrophy and intestinal metaplasia. vacA m1 is associated with an increased risk for PU and might contribute to the difference in the prevalence of PU and gastric cancer between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh.

Topics & Keywords

Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies Eosinophilic Esophagitis Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Gastroenterology

Volume 10, Issue 1, pp. 114-114

DOI: 10.1186/1471-230x-10-114

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