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Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori Infection
Author(s) -
Kikuchi Shogo,
Dore Maria P.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
helicobacter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.206
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1523-5378
pISSN - 1083-4389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1523-5378.2005.00335.x
Subject(s) - helicobacter pylori , helicobacter pylori infection , epidemiology , shigella , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , salmonella , immunology , gastroenterology , bacteria , genetics
ABSTRACT This review summarizes epidemiologic studies published between April 2004 and March 2005. DNA of Helicobacter pylori was detected in river water, but the culture was unsuccessful. H. pylori infection was associated with Shigella infection. Despite many studies, predominant infection routes of H. pylori have not yet been clearly identified. In some limited populations in developing countries, H. pylori infection was rare or with strange distributions. Trials to reduce the H. pylori infection rate were performed including H. pylori eradication in total family units and fly control. The hypothesis of a causal role of Helicobacter species and H. pylori infection in cancer of the hepatobiliary tract was indeed confirmed.