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Low prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in individuals with HTLV-I infection

DOI

13

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1999

Year

Hajime Isomoto, Yohei Mizuta, Kiyoyasu Fukushima, Fuminao Takeshima, Masanobu Miyazaki, Kunihiko Murase, Katsuhisa Omagari, Takahiro Maeda, Shimeru Kamihira, Masao Tomonaga,
European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Abstract

We have found a reduced prevalence of H. pylori in HTLV-I-positive individuals. Whatever the explanation, infection with HTLV-I does not predispose to the risk of H. pylori infection.