Identification of Helicobacter species by 16S rDNA PCR and sequence analysis in human liver samples from patients with various etiologies of benign liver diseases
M Cindoruk, MY Cirak, S Unal, T Karakan… - European journal of …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Background/Aims Several reports indicated an increased prevalence of the Helicobacter
species in hepatocellular cancer tissue and in liver samples infected with hepatitis viruses.
The frequency of Helicobacter spp. in benign liver diseases was, however, not thoroughly
investigated. Methods Seventy-five consecutive patients with suspected liver disease were
enrolled. The indications were hepatitis B virus (n= 30), C virus (n= 8), B and C dual infection
(n= 1), nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (n= 27), autoimmune hepatitis (n= 3), primary biliary …
species in hepatocellular cancer tissue and in liver samples infected with hepatitis viruses.
The frequency of Helicobacter spp. in benign liver diseases was, however, not thoroughly
investigated. Methods Seventy-five consecutive patients with suspected liver disease were
enrolled. The indications were hepatitis B virus (n= 30), C virus (n= 8), B and C dual infection
(n= 1), nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (n= 27), autoimmune hepatitis (n= 3), primary biliary …