Helicobacter pylori infection may increase the risk of progression of chronic hepatitis B disease among the Chinese population: a meta-analysis | Zendy

Juan Wang | Zendy; Ruochan Chen | Zendy; Yixiang Zheng | Zendy; Shushan Zhao | Zendy; Ning Li | Zendy; Rongrong Zhou | Zendy; Yan Huang | Zendy; Zebing Huang | Zendy; Xuegong Fan | Zendy

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Helicobacter pylori infection may increase the risk of progression of chronic hepatitis B disease among the Chinese population: a meta-analysis

Author(s) -

Juan Wang,

Ruochan Chen,

Yixiang Zheng,

Shushan Zhao,

Ning Li,

Rongrong Zhou,

Yan Huang,

Zebing Huang,

Xuegong Fan

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.07.014

Subject(s) - medicine , helicobacter pylori , hepatocellular carcinoma , odds ratio , cirrhosis , hepatitis b , meta analysis , population , hepatitis b virus , gastroenterology , chronic hepatitis , disease , immunology , virus , environmental health

Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium that infects over 50% of the human population worldwide. An increasing number of studies have demonstrated that H. pylori may cause liver diseases, and the underlying relationship between H. pylori infection and chronic hepatitis B has attracted much attention. This study aimed to examine the association between H. pylori infection and the progression of chronic hepatitis B in the Chinese population.

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