Rawya A Mahmood
Department of Basic Science, College of Dentistry, University of Baghdad, IraqPublications
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Review Article
Identification of Helicobacter Pylori and Their Virulence Gene (cagA and vacA) in Saliva of Iraqi Adult Patients with Gastritis Using Polymerase Chain Reaction Technique
Author(s): Rawya A Mahmood* and Maha A Mahmood
Background: Helicobacter pylori is a Gram-negative spiral-shaped bacteria that infects up to 50% of the global population. It has been identified as one of the major risk factors for acute and chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, gastric cancer, and low grade gastric mucosa associated lymphoid tissue lymphomas. Objective: To detect the presence of Helicobacter pylori in saliva of patients with gastritis by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) method. Method: Un stimulated saliva samples were collected from 60 subjects (25 males, 35 females) attending the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Hospital in Baghdad medical city, and they diagnosed by physicians according to endoscopic findings as positive H. pylori (patient group) and negative H. pylori (control group) as they detected by specialist histopathologic during the.. Read More»