Analysis of vacA/cagA genotypes/status in Helicobacter pylori isolates from Iranian children and their association with clinical outcome

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Tahereh FalsafiNazli Sotoudeh

Abstract

More than 50% of Iranian children are infected with Helicobacterpylori; however, no data exist about the association of vacA/cagA genotype/status with disease outcomes in them. We analyzed association of vacA/cagA genotypes/status of children's isolates with gastric inflammation status as the first step in H. pylori pathogenesis. Antral biopsies for culture and histopathology were taken from 328 children in 1997-2009. vacA (s, m) alleles and cagA statuses of the isolates were determined by PCR. Histopathology was performed according to the Sydney system; gastritis was scored as normal, mild, moderate, severe, and follicular. A total of 159 culture-positive cases, with no mixed infections, were enrolled in the study. Of them, 60% were cagA-positive; 21.4%, 37.1%, 16.3%, and 25.2% cases were slm1, slm2, s2m1, and s2m2, respectively. Histopathology showed normal (4.4%), mild- chronic (31.4%), moderate-chronic (38.4%), severe-chronic (10.7%), and follicular gastritis (15.1%) cases. Thirty-four (21.4%) of the children had ulcers. Correlation (P < 0.05) was observed between more severe (moderate, severe, follicular) status and both vacAs1 allele and cagA-positive status. No significant relation was observed between genotype/status of...Continue Reading

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Sep 24, 2019·World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG·Anja ŠterbencMatjaž Homan
Jul 27, 2021·International Journal of Microbiology·Rania M KishkMarwa Fouad

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