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Helicobacter pylori and Epstein-Barr Virus Co-Infection in Polish Patients with Gastric Cancer – A Pilot Study

Magdalena Dzikowiec

Magdalena Dzikowiec

Department of Biomedicine and Genetics, Chair of Biology and Medical Microbiology, Medical University of LodzLodz, Poland
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Dzikowiec, Magdalena
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Przemysław Lik

Przemysław Lik

Lodz, Poland
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Lik, Przemysław
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Justyna Kiszałkiewicz

Justyna Kiszałkiewicz

Department of Biomedicine and Genetics, Chair of Biology and Medical Microbiology, Medical University of LodzLodz, Poland
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Kiszałkiewicz, Justyna
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Aleksandra Kuczyńska

Aleksandra Kuczyńska

Department of Microbiology and Laboratory Medical Immunology, Chair of Biology and Medical Microbiology, Medical University of LodzLodz, Poland
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Kuczyńska, Aleksandra
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Marek Mordalski

Marek Mordalski

Central Clinical Hospital of the Medical University of LodzLodz, Poland
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Mordalski, Marek
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Dariusz Nejc

Dariusz Nejc

Lodz, Poland
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Nejc, Dariusz
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Janusz Piekarski

Janusz Piekarski

Lodz, Poland
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Piekarski, Janusz
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Ewa Brzeziańska-Lasota

Ewa Brzeziańska-Lasota

Department of Biomedicine and Genetics, Chair of Biology and Medical Microbiology, Medical University of LodzLodz, Poland
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Dorota Pastuszak-Lewandoska

Dorota Pastuszak-Lewandoska

Department of Microbiology and Laboratory Medical Immunology, Chair of Biology and Medical Microbiology, Medical University of LodzLodz, Poland
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Feb 27, 2022
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Article Category: Short Communication
Published Online: Feb 27, 2022
Page range: 123 - 129
Received: Oct 30, 2021
Accepted: Jan 03, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33073/pjm-2022-004
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The infectious agents may be the etiological factor of up to 15–20% of cancers. In stomach cancer, attention is paid to Helicobacter pylori and Epstein-Barr virus, both of which cause gastritis and can lead to tumor development. In co-infection, the inflammatory process is much more intense. We assessed the seroprevalence towards H. pylori and EBV in 32 patients with diagnosed gastric cancer. H. pylori antibodies were found in 69% patients, and anti-EBV – in all of them. The study confirmed that co-infection of H. pylori and EBV seems to be important in etiopathology of gastric cancer.

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