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Absence of Helicobacter pylori within the oral cavities of members of a healthy South African community |
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| Authors: | Olivier Brenda J Bond Robert P van Zyl Walda B Delport Maraliese Slavik Tomas Ziady Christopher Terhaar Sive Droste Jochim S Lastovica Albert van der Merwe Schalk W |
| Affiliation: | Department of Internal. Medicine and Gastroenterology, University of Pretoria, P.O. Box 1649, Faerie Glen, Pretoria, South Africa. |
| Abstract: | Our study aimed to evaluate the oral cavity as a reservoir from where Helicobacter pylori may be transmitted. Histology and PCR amplification were performed. Eighty-four percent of the stomach biopsies tested positive; however, H. pylori was not detected in dental samples, indicating the absence of H. pylori within the oral cavity. |
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