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G6PD Deficiency Does Not Enhance Susceptibility for Acquiring Helicobacter pylori Infection in Sardi...

G6PD Deficiency Does Not Enhance Susceptibility for Acquiring Helicobacter pylori Infection in Sardi...

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G6PD Deficiency Does Not Enhance Susceptibility for Acquiring Helicobacter pylori Infection in Sardinian Patients

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G6PD Deficiency Does Not Enhance Susceptibility for Acquiring Helicobacter pylori Infection in Sardinian Patients

Publisher

United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PloS one, 2016-07, Vol.11 (7), p.e0160032-e0160032

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English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Contents

Subjects with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency may be more susceptible to infections due to impaired leukocyte bactericidal activity. The disorder is common in the Mediterranean area. The aim of this study was to investigate whether G6PD deficiency may be a risk factor for acquiring H. pylori infection.
We performed a retrospe...

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G6PD Deficiency Does Not Enhance Susceptibility for Acquiring Helicobacter pylori Infection in Sardinian Patients

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1807561605

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1807561605

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ISSN

1932-6203

E-ISSN

1932-6203

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0160032

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