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A bug that can dig a hole in the stomach!

The discovery that revolutionized the treatment of Peptic ulcer Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine 2005

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Barry J Marshall and J Robin Warren from Australia received the Nobel Prize for their discovery of the role of the bacteriumHelicobacter pylori in gastritis and peptic ulcer. Their findings challenged the prevailing dogma about peptic ulcer. Thanks to their pioneering work, peptic ulcer is no longer a chronic, frequently disabling condition, but a disease that can be cured by a short regimen of antibiotics and acid secretion inhibitors.

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  1. Centre for Infectious Disease Research, Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, 560 012, Bangalore, India

    Dipshikha Chakravortty (Assistant Professor)

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Sandeepa, M.E., Chakravortty, D. A bug that can dig a hole in the stomach!. Reson 11, 36–40 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02835966

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