Role of Campylobacter pylori in the etiology of peptic ulcer.
Campylobacter pylori has been associated with chronic gastritis type B and gastric and duodenal peptic ulcer. Among the numerous works published in recent years, we intend to briefly review the principal characteristics of this association: microbiological characteristics of C. pylori and pathogenic aspects that can be implicated in the pathophysiology of the entities mentioned, i.e., biochemical factors, adherence, invasiveness, immunology, toxins.
López-Brea
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Dept. of Microbiology, Princess Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
Jiménez
M L
ML
D000818:Animals; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*