In vitro bactericidal effects of near-ultraviolet light from light-emitting diodes on Helicobacter pylori

Takeshi OkamotoDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]

Jun NishikawaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan

Hideo YanaiDepartment of Clinical Research, National Hospital Organization Kanmon Medical Center, Yamaguchi, Japan

Hiroki NakamuraDepartment of Gastroenterology, Shin Koga Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan

Hiroaki TakeuchiDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Kochi University School of Medicine, Kochi, Japan

Satoshi KuraiLuminescent Quantum Semiconductors Laboratory, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan

Junko K. AkadaDepartment of Biochemistry and Functional Proteomics, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan

Isao SakaidaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan

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