Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori: acquisition, transmission, population prevalence and disease-to-infection ratio.

British medical bulletin ·Vol. 54 ·No. 1 ·1998-00-00 ·Pages 39-53

Feldman RA, Eccersley AJ, Hardie JM

Abstract

This article focuses on factors relating to acquiring Helicobacter pylori, including re-acquiring H. pylori infection after successfully treatment. It considers variables that increase the risk of infection and explores the chances that an infected individual will develop symptomatic disease.

MeSH Terms

Age Distribution Animals Disease Reservoirs Female Helicobacter Infections/epidemiology,transmission Helicobacter pylori Humans Male Peptic Ulcer/microbiology Prevalence Recurrence Risk Factors Sex Distribution

Authors & Affiliations

3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Feldman R A

School of Medicine and Dentistry, St Bartholomew's, London, UK.

Eccersley A J

Hardie J M

Article Info

Journal

British medical bulletin

Abbr.

Br Med Bull

ISSN

0007-1420

DOI

10.1093/oxfordjournals.bmb.a011678

Published

1998-00-00

Pages

39-53

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

0376542

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bmb.a011678 View journal details

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