Gastropathies in rheumatoid arthritis from the perspective of helicobacter pylori virulence.

Abstract

We examined 82 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (71 (84%) women and 11 (16%) men) who were inpatient treatment with long-term use of NSAID. The material for the study was the genomic DNA of H. pylori. Isolated from a biopsy specimen of the antrum of the stomach.