Clinical relevance of cagA and vacA gene polymorphisms in Helicobacter pylori isolates from Senegalese patients.

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Published in Clin Microbiol Infect on July 01, 2011

Authors

S Breurec1, R Michel, A Seck, S Brisse, D Côme, F B Dieye, B Garin, M Huerre, M Mbengue, C Fall, D N Sgouras, J M Thiberge, D Dia, J Raymond

Author Affiliations

1: Institut Pasteur, Unité de Biologie Médicale et Environnementale, Dakar, Senegal. sbreurec@pasteur.sn

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