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Original Research Articles

Helicobacter pylori among patients with symptoms of gastroduodenal ulcer disease in rural Uganda

Lawrence TsongoCollege of Veterinary MedicineSchool of Biosafety, Biosecurity and Biomedical Laboratory Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda;School of Allied Health SciencesInternational Health Sciences University, Kampala, Uganda;Department of Health Sciences (Biomedical Sciences)Kisubi Brothers University College, Entebbe, UgandaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jessica NakavumaCollege of Veterinary MedicineSchool of Biosafety, Biosecurity and Biomedical Laboratory Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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Claire MugasaCollege of Veterinary MedicineSchool of Biosafety, Biosecurity and Biomedical Laboratory Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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Edwin KamalhaFaculty of EngineeringBusitema University, Tororo, Uganda;The GEMTEX LaboratoryLille 1 University of Science and Technology-ENSAIT, Lille North, France
Article: 26785 | Received 01 Dec 2014, Accepted 08 Oct 2015, Published online: 09 Nov 2015

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