Abstract:Trypanosoma cruzi and Helicobacter pylori (HP)
are pathogens that cause chronic diseases and have been associated with
hypergastrinemia. The aim of this study was to evaluate the fasting gastrin
levels in patients with different clinical forms of Chagas disease (CD),
coinfected or not by HP. The enrolled individuals were outpatients attending at
the university hospital. HP infection was assessed by serology and 13
C-urea breath test. Fasting serum gastrin concentration was measured by
chemiluminescence assay. … Show more
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