Protocol for investigating the association between Helicobacter pylori exposure, antigen-specific serological responses, and resistant versus non-resistant hypertension in a South African cohort

Mathilda C. Mennen, Michael Z. Zulu, Koketso C. Mabatha, Richard Baguma, Sango Skelem, Nandipha N. Mbundwini, Olukayode O. Aremu, Marguerite Adriaanse, Daphne van Dijk, Preyanka Pillay, Sam Africa, Erika Jones, Mashiko Setshedi, Adrian Brink, Wendy A. Burgers, Ntobeko A. B. Ntusi

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0362215
Published: 2026-11-06
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0362215,
  title = {Protocol for investigating the association between Helicobacter pylori exposure, antigen-specific serological responses, and resistant versus non-resistant hypertension in a South African cohort},
  author = {Mathilda C. Mennen and Michael Z. Zulu and Koketso C. Mabatha and Richard Baguma and Sango Skelem and Nandipha N. Mbundwini and Olukayode O. Aremu and Marguerite Adriaanse and Daphne van Dijk and Preyanka Pillay and Sam Africa and Erika Jones and Mashiko Setshedi and Adrian Brink and Wendy A. Burgers and Ntobeko A. B. Ntusi},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PLOS One},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0362215},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0362215}
}

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TI  - Protocol for investigating the association between Helicobacter pylori exposure, antigen-specific serological responses, and resistant versus non-resistant hypertension in a South African cohort
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AU  - Michael Z. Zulu
AU  - Koketso C. Mabatha
AU  - Richard Baguma
AU  - Sango Skelem
AU  - Nandipha N. Mbundwini
AU  - Olukayode O. Aremu
AU  - Marguerite Adriaanse
AU  - Daphne van Dijk
AU  - Preyanka Pillay
AU  - Sam Africa
AU  - Erika Jones
AU  - Mashiko Setshedi
AU  - Adrian Brink
AU  - Wendy A. Burgers
AU  - Ntobeko A. B. Ntusi
PY  - 2026
JO  - PLOS One
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Mennen, M. C., Zulu, M. Z., Mabatha, K. C., Baguma, R., Skelem, S., Mbundwini, N. N., Aremu, O. O., Adriaanse, M., Dijk, D. V., Pillay, P., Africa, S., Jones, E., Setshedi, M., Brink, A., Burgers, W. A., & Ntusi, N. A. B. (2026). Protocol for investigating the association between Helicobacter pylori exposure, antigen-specific serological responses, and resistant versus non-resistant hypertension in a South African cohort. PLOS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0362215

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