Collegian, 1998 H pylori is now recognised as a treatable primary cause of both gastric ulcers and gastric adenocarcinoma. Most infections remain asymptomatic. Persons with signs and symptoms which correlate with potential infection with H pylori should be tested and, if positive, treated with a recognised triple antibiotic regimen.
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AORN Journal, 1997 Helicobacter pylori is a gram-negative bacterium which causes chronic gastritis and plays important roles in peptic ulcer disease, gastric carcinoma, and gastric lymphoma. H. pylori has been found in the stomachs of humans in all parts of the world. In developing countries, 70 to 90% of the population carries H. pylori.
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Medical Clinics of North America, 2000 H. pylori infection is now recognized as causing serious and life threatening disease in 20% to 30% of those infected. Reliable therapy is problematic. This article addresses the current approach to diagnosis and therapy and new considerations regarding whom to treat. The emphasis of the association of the gastric cancer phenotype of H.
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Helicobacter suis infection alters glycosylation and decreases the pathogen growth inhibiting effect and binding avidity of gastric mucins [PDF]
, 2019 Helicobacter suis is the most prevalent non-Helicobacter pylori Helicobacter species in the human stomach and is associated with chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, and gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma. H. suis colonizes the
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Gastric cancer and Helicobacter pylori: a combined analysis of 12 case control studies nested within prospective cohorts [PDF]
, 2001 BACKGROUND: The magnitude of the association between Helicobacter pylori and incidence of gastric cancer is unclear. H pylori infection and the circulating antibody response can be lost with development of cancer; thus retrospective studies are ...
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Helicobacter pylori virulence factors in duodenal ulceration: A primary cause or a secondary infection causing chronicity [PDF]
, 2006 Reports from countries with a high prevalence of Helicobacter pylori. (H pylori) infection do not show a proportionately high prevalence of duodenal ulceration, suggesting the possibility that H pylori cannot be a primary cause of duodenal ulceration. It
Hobsley, M, Holton, J, Tovey, FI
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Friend and foe: factors influencing the movement of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori along the parasitism-mutualism continuum. [PDF]
, 2014 Understanding the transition of bacterial species from commensal to pathogen, or vice versa, is a key application of evolutionary theory to preventative medicine.
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Antibiotic susceptibility, heteroresistance, and updated treatment strategies in helicobacter pylori infection [PDF]
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