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Histological diagnosis

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Helicobacter pylori Infection

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Helicobacter pylori is one of a small select group of organisms that can be confidently recognized by histology. The histopathologist is uniquely placed both to identify infection and to assess the disease processes associated with it.

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Dixon, M. (1993). Histological diagnosis. In: Northfield, T., Mendall, M., Goggin, P.M. (eds) Helicobacter pylori Infection. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2216-0_11

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