Research Article - (2014) Volume 5, Issue 5

False Sero-Negative Results for Helicobacter Pylori Infection Indicate Increased Risk of Severe Atrophic Gastritis in Japanese Patients

Hitomi Ichikawa1, Mitsushige Sugimoto1, Mihoko Yamade1, Takahiro Uotani1, Shu Sahara1, Takuma Kagami1, Yasushi Hamaya2, Moriya Iwaizumi1, Satoshi Osawa3, Ken Sugimoto1, Hiroaki Miyajima1 and Takahisa Furuta4*
1First Department of Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
2Department of Clinical Oncology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
3Department of Endoscopic and Photodynamic Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
4Center for Clinical Research, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
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