Detection of Helicobacter pylori and its virulence genes (cagA, dupA, and vacA) among patients with gastroduodenal diseases in Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, South Africa
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Gastroenterology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1471-230X
DOI: 10.1186/s12876-019-0986-0