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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2006, p. 635-636, Vol. 44, No. 2
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.44.2.635-636.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Absence of Helicobacter pylori within the Oral Cavities of Members of a Healthy South African Community

Brenda J. Olivier,1,2 Robert P. Bond,2,3 Walda B. van Zyl,4 Maraliese Delport,1,2 Tomas Slavik,5 Christopher Ziady,6 Jochim S. Terhaar sive Droste,6 Albert Lastovica,7 and Schalk W. van der Merwe2,3*

Department of Chemical Pathology,1 Hepatology and GI-Research Laboratory,2 Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology,3 Department of Medical Virology, University of Pretoria,4 Ampath Pathology,5 Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Unitas Hospital, Netcare, Pretoria,6 Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa7

Received 1 November 2005/ Returned for modification 11 November 2005/ Accepted 6 December 2005

Our study aimed to evaluate the oral cavity as a reservoir from where Helicobacter pylori may be transmitted. Histology and PCR amplification were performed. Eighty-four percent of the stomach biopsies tested positive; however, H. pylori was not detected in dental samples, indicating the absence of H. pylori within the oral cavity.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Internal. Medicine and Gastroenterology, University of Pretoria, P.O. Box 1649, Faerie Glen, Pretoria, South Africa. Phone: 27-12-664-0187. Fax: 27-12-664-8167. E-mail: svdmerwe1{at}mweb.co.za.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2006, p. 635-636, Vol. 44, No. 2
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.44.2.635-636.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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