Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50373#.VDs19lfHRK0 Author(s) Mohammed O. Mohammed Affiliation(s) Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani, Iraq . ABSTRACT Background: Helicobacter pylori is the most common chronic bacterial infection, and a significant etiological factor in acid peptic diseases and gastric cancer. Dyspepsia is a common gastrointestinal disorder, and the most common indication for gastroscopy. Detection of H. pylori during endoscopy has become standard clinical practice. Elevated levels of inflammatory markers such as C-reactive protein (CRP), are associated with pathological changes, and h...
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