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The occupational risk of Helicobacter pylori infection among gastroenterologists and their assistants
BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori is a widely spread bacterium that mainly inhabits the gastric mucosa and can lead to serious illnesses such as peptic ulcer disease, gastric carcinoma and gastric MALT lymphoma. The oral-oral route seems to be the main transmission route. The fact that endoscopes are...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3123572/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21627778 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-11-154 |