Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori infection

ABSTRACT Transmission of the infection revealed in many articles an important role of the mothers in transmitting the infection to their children. The epidemiology and risk factors of Helicobacter pylori infection were examined. The seroprevalence of the infection in different populations as well as...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Helicobacter (Cambridge, Mass.) Mass.), 2003-01, Vol.8 (s1), p.8-12
Hauptverfasser:	Malaty, Hoda M., Nyren, Olof
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	epidemiology Helicobacter Infections - diagnosis Helicobacter Infections - epidemiology Helicobacter Infections - transmission Helicobacter pylori Humans infection Medicin och hälsovetenskap prevalence transmission
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Zusammenfassung:	ABSTRACT Transmission of the infection revealed in many articles an important role of the mothers in transmitting the infection to their children. The epidemiology and risk factors of Helicobacter pylori infection were examined. The seroprevalence of the infection in different populations as well as colonization of the infection in childhood was reported. Moreover, this year attention was aimed at examining the associations between Helicobacter pylori with gastrointestinal and nongastrointestinal diseases.
ISSN:	1083-4389 1523-5378
DOI:	10.1046/j.1523-5378.2003.00163.x