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ArticleCureus2026

Assessment of Salivary Polymerase Chain Reaction as a Non-invasive Method for Detecting Helicobacter pylori Infection in Patients With Symptomatic Gastritis.

Mohd Shakir Khan, Minha Majeed Kak, Shahid Farooq, Seema Gupta

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Mohd Shakir KhanDepartment of Oral Pathology, Shree Bankey Bihari Dental College and Research Centre, Ghaziabad, IND.
Minha Majeed KakDepartment of Oral Pathology, Government Dental College and Hospital, Srinagar, IND.
Shahid FarooqDepartment of Dentistry, Government Medical College, Kathua, IND.
Seema GuptaDepartment of Orthodontics, Kothiwal Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad, IND.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionMATERIALS AND

methodsThis diagnostic accuracy study included 40 patients with symptomatic gastritis who were referred for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Unstimulated saliva samples were collected from all participants and analyzed using PCR targeting the 16S rRNA gene of

resultsSalivary PCR detected

conclusionSalivary PCR targeting the 16S rRNA gene demonstrates high sensitivity and good overall diagnostic accuracy for detecting

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biopsygastritishelicobacter pyloripolymerase chain reactionsaliva

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PMID42064479
PMCPMC13125713

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