Extremely low Helicobacter pylori prevalence in North Sulawesi, Indonesia and identification of a Maori-tribe type strain: A cross sectional study

• Main Authors: Muhammad Miftahussurur, Josef Sem Berth Tuda, Rumiko Suzuki, Yasutoshi Kido, Fumihiko Kawamoto, Miyuki Matsuda, Indah Setyawati Tantular, Suhintam Pusarawati, Nasronudin, Paul N. Harijanto, Yoshio Yamaoka
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2014
• Subjects: R5-920 Medicine (General); R735-854 Medical education. Medical schools. Research
• Online Access: http://repository.unair.ac.id/94624/1/Miftahussurur-Extremely%20low%20Helicobacter%20pylori%20prevalence%20in%20North%20Sulawesi%2C%20Indonesia.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/94624/; https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84907984976&origin=resultslist&sort=plf-f&src=s&st1=Extremely+low+Helicobacter+pylori+prevalence+in+North+Sulawesi%2c+Indonesia+and+identification+of+a+Maori-tribe+type+strain%3a+A+cross+sectional+study&st2=&sid=bb588a6df62294f9b3feab0f1262787e&sot=b&sdt=b&sl=161&s=TITLE-ABS-KEY%28Extremely+low+Helicobacter+pylori+prevalence+in+North+Sulawesi%2c+Indonesia+and+identification+of+a+Maori-tribe+type+strain%3a+A+cross+sectional+study%29&relpos=0&citeCnt=19&searchTerm=
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Background: Sulawesi in Indonesia has a unique geographical profile with assumed separation from Sundaland. Studies of Helicobacter pylori in this region are rare due to the region's rural location and lack of endoscopy equipment. Indirect methods are, therefore, the most appropriate for measur...