The Prevalence ofHelicobacter pyloriInfection in Korean Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, a Multicenter Study
Author(s) -
Min Song,
Dong Il Park,
Sang Jun Hwang,
Eun Ran Kim,
Young Ho Kim,
Byeong Ik Jang,
Suck Ho Lee,
JeongSeon Ji,
Sung Jae Shin
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
korean journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.203
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2233-6869
pISSN - 1598-9992
DOI - 10.4166/kjg.2009.53.6.341
Subject(s) - medicine , gastroenterology , inflammatory bowel disease , metronidazole , helicobacter pylori , ulcerative colitis , ciprofloxacin , disease , antibiotics , breath test , urea breath test , helicobacter pylori infection , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection has been reported to be lower in individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in some Western countries. We investigated H. pylori infection in Korean patients with IBD and any possible associations of H. pylori infection with drug therapy for IBD and the phenotype of Crohns disease (CD).
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