Conference
Transmission and Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori
Abstract
Helicobacter pylori is one of the most common bacterial infections worldwide. However, the majority of those infected do not develop clinical manifestations of disease. This review discusses the epidemiology of the organism in terms of incidence and prevalence, the presumed means of transmission from person to person, and how typing of the organism has helped the epidemiologist. The epidemiology of disorders that are associated with H. pylori …
Authors
Cave DR
Volume
100
Pagination
pp. 12s-18s
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
May 1996
DOI
10.1016/s0002-9343(96)80224-5
Conference proceedings
The American Journal of Medicine
Issue
5A
ISSN
0002-9343