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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2010; 16(24): 3033-3039
Published online Jun 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i24.3033
Helicobacter pylori in dental plaque and stomach of patients from Northern Brazil
Mônica Baraúna Assumpção, Luisa Caricio Martins, Hivana Patricia Melo Barbosa, Katarine Antonia dos Santos Barile, Sintia Silva de Almeida, Paulo Pimentel Assumpção, Tereza Cristina de Oliveira Corvelo
Mônica Baraúna Assumpção, Endoscopy Department, João de Barros Barreto University Hospital, 66073-000, Belém, Pará, Brazil
Luisa Caricio Martins, Immunopathology Laboratory, Nucleus of Tropical Medicine, Federal University of Pará, 66075-000, Belém, Pará, Brazil
Hivana Patricia Melo Barbosa, Katarine Antonia dos Santos Barile, Sintia Silva de Almeida, Tereza Cristina de Oliveira Corvelo, Immunogenetics Laboratory, Federal University of Pará, 66075-110, Belém, Pará, Brazil
Paulo Pimentel Assumpção, Surgery Department, João de Barros Barreto University Hospital, 66073-000, Belém, Pará, Brazil
Author contributions: Assumpção MB, Corvelo TCO and Assumpção PP conceived and designed the research; Assumpção MB performed endoscopy and provided clinical advice, took part in the experiments and collected the samples; Melo Barbosa HP, Martins LC, Barile KAS and Almeida SS performed the majority of the experiments; Assumpção MB, Martins LC and Corvelo TCO supervised the project and wrote the paper; all authors read and approved the final version of manuscript.
Supported by Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior and Federal University of Pará
Correspondence to: Dr. Tereza Cristina de Oliveira Corvelo, Professor, MD, PhD, Immunogenetics Laboratory, Federal University of Pará, 66075-110, Belém, Pará, Brazil. tereza@ufpa.br
Telephone: +55-91-32248225 Fax: +55-91-32410032
Received: November 14, 2009
Revised: January 13, 2010
Accepted: January 20, 2010
Published online: June 28, 2010
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