Helicobacter pylori Infection in Patients Undergoing Upper Endoscopy, Republic of Georgia
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patients (but we did observe lesions on the necks of some patients). Our data coincided with those of the French study and reinforce the specifi city of this dermatologic sign. However, this was not the only coincidence; cases also occurred among the investigators after contact with the infected material in each of the outbreaks. Perhaps both signs may characteristic this dermatitis: the comet sign and “the sign of the infected investigators” of the outbreaks.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
دوره 15 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009