Infection by Helicobacter pylori cytotoxin-A-associated antigen-positive strains is associated with iron deficiency anemia in a longitudinal birth cohort in Brazil

Dulciene M M Queiroz; Lucia L C Braga; Gifone A Rocha; Sérgio A Batista; Andreia M C Rocha; Mayuko Saito; William Checkley; Robert H Gilman; Jean E Crabtree

doi:10.3324/haematol.2024.285446

Infection by Helicobacter pylori cytotoxin-A-associated antigen-positive strains is associated with iron deficiency anemia in a longitudinal birth cohort in Brazil

Haematologica. 2024 Dec 1;109(12):4112-4115. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2024.285446.

Authors

Dulciene M M Queiroz¹, Lucia L C Braga², Gifone A Rocha³, Sérgio A Batista³, Andreia M C Rocha³, Mayuko Saito⁴, William Checkley⁵, Robert H Gilman⁶, Jean E Crabtree⁷

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Research in Bacteriology, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte. [email protected].
² Clinical Research Unity, Department of Internal Medicine, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza.
³ Laboratory of Research in Bacteriology, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte.
⁴ Laboratories of Investigation and Development, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.
⁵ Laboratories of Investigation and Development, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru; Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore.
⁶ Laboratories of Investigation and Development, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru; Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore.
⁷ Leeds Institute for Medical Research, Molecular Gastroenterology Section, St. James's University Hospital, University of Leeds, Leeds.

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Grants and funding

Funding: This work was funded by the Sixth Framework Program of the European Union, Project CONTENT (INCO-CT-2006-032136), the European Union Project INCA (LSHC-CT-2OO5-018704) and the Special Trustees St. James’s University Hospital. Funds were also provided by Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), Brazil.