H. pylori infections occur across the world due to exposure to saliva or stool in contaminated water or food. Learn how the ...

It has been forty years since the discovery of helicobacter pylori, a bacterial infection we now know is a common cause of ...

Approximately 30% to 40% of people in the U.S. get an H. pylori infection at some point. The bacteria can cause ulcers to form in the stomach or small intestine and can also lead to gastritis, which ...

Some estimates attribute as many as 20 percent of cancer cases to infectious agents, such as Epstein-Barr virus and hepatitis ...

These findings are suggestive but not diagnostic of H. pylori infection. Magnifying endoscopy can reveal more precisely the abnormal mucosal patterns in an H. pylori-infected stomach; however ...

Despite use of the currently most effective treatment regimens, approximately 10% to 20% of patients will fail to achieve eradication of their infection, and thus will remain H pylori positive.

Dr Mwasamwaja says that the biggest issue they currently face while treating H. pylori is that most people have become ...

Treatment of Helicobacter pylori Infection,” published in the September 2024 issue of Gastroenterology by Chey et al. Helicobacter pylori (H. Pylori) is a common global infection that can lead to ...

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A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association showed that the combination of testing for H pylori ...

Approximately 30% to 40% of people in the U.S. get an H. pylori infection at some point. The bacteria can cause ulcers to form in the stomach or small intestine and can also lead to gastritis ...

Symptoms of an H. pylori infection include vomiting, weight loss, trouble swallowing, and severe heartburn—but infections may be asymptomatic. When we think of what causes cancer, factors like ...