Title |
Extremely low Helicobacter pylori prevalence in North Sulawesi, Indonesia and identification of a Maori-tribe type strain: a cross sectional study
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Published in |
Gut Pathogens, September 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/s13099-014-0042-0 |
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Authors |
Muhammad Miftahussurur, Josef Tuda, Rumiko Suzuki, Yasutoshi Kido, Fumihiko Kawamoto, Miyuki Matsuda, Indah S Tantular, Suhintam Pusarawati, Nasronudin, Paul N Harijanto, Yoshio Yamaoka |
Abstract |
Sulawesi in Indonesia has a unique geographical profile with assumed separation from Sundaland. Studies of Helicobacter pylori in this region are rare due to the region's rural location and lack of endoscopy equipment. Indirect methods are, therefore, the most appropriate for measuring H. pylori infection in these areas; with the disposable gastric brush test, we can obtain gastric juice as well as small gastric tissue samples for H. pylori culture. We investigated the prevalence of H. pylori infection and evaluated human migration patterns in the remote areas of North Sulawesi. |
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Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 13% |
Student > Master | 6 | 11% |
Student > Bachelor | 6 | 11% |
Researcher | 5 | 9% |
Other | 4 | 8% |
Other | 13 | 25% |
Unknown | 12 | 23% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 15 | 28% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 13% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 11% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 11% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 3 | 6% |
Other | 5 | 9% |
Unknown | 11 | 21% |