Assertion: atrophic gastritis | /r/CreatedBy | bacterial infection
Facets:
value: mainly
type: OTHER
value: as an autoimmune response
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: As stated, Atrophic Gastritis is mainly caused by a bacterial infection or as an autoimmune response in which the body’s defense mechanism attacks the healthy cells in the lining of the stomach causing Atrophic Gastritis.
text: When Atrophic Gastritis is caused by a bacterial infection it is caused by the bacterium H. pylori.