Simple Stain for Helicobacter Pylori
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INTRODUCTION Helicobacter pylori is an important pathogen in humans causing chronic gastritis & playing a major role in the development of peptic ulcers & gastric cancer [1]. The present study was undertaken to find out the presence of H.pylori in various gastroduodenal diseases & to evaluate the advantages of Loeffler’s methylene blue (LMB) stain for crushed biopsy smears. The study was conducted in the department of Microbiology and Gastroenterology of B and L.C. Hospitals Bangalore. The study period was from July 2000 to dec2003.
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