Abstract
A total of 135 stomach samples from patients with gastrointestinal diseases and normal controls were examined for Helicobacter pylori infection and Candida colonization. Candida krusei was found in specimens from 20% bleeding, 52% ulcer, and 100% gastritis patients, whereas H. pylori infection rates were 82%, 35% and 30%, respectively, for the same groups of patients. C. krusei was not detected in stomach samples from normal controls.
Declaration of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and the writing of the paper.
This work was supported by research project no. 50/2010/HD-NDT from the Ministry of Sciences and Technology, Vietnam, and research project RO1 DK090989 funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA.
This paper was first published online on Early Online on 1 July 2013.