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. 2023 Dec;115(6):341-343.
doi: 10.32074/1591-951X-927.

Sarcina ventriculi associated gastritis

Rida Noor  1 , Muhammad Ahsan  2 , Fnu Poombal  3 , Samina Zaman  2
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Sarcina ventriculi associated gastritis

Rida Noor et al. Pathologica. 2023 Dec.
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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
(A) Small spherical microorganisms in a tetrad-arrangement present in the inflammatory exudate in our first case are encircled. (Hematoxylin and eosin stain, x400 magnification). (B) Immunohistochemical staining for Helicobacter pylori in our case 1 are highlighted by arrowheads. (x400 magnification). (C-D) Sarcina ventriculi organisms in gastric biopsy in our second case are encircled. (Hematoxylin and eosin stain, x400 magnification).
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