This review summarizes key results of epidemiologic studies published in peer‐reviewed
journals between April 2003 and March 2004. The prevalence of H. pylori infection …

This review of recent publications related to the epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori
highlights the origin of the infection, its changing prevalence, transmission, and outcome. A …

This review summarizes recent publications on the epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori. Two
major systemic analyses, from Malaysia and Ethiopia, were published. The Brazilian …

Although the association between Helicobacter pylori infection and gastric cancer is well
established, this association might have been underestimated in epidemiologic studies …

Gastric cancer and peptic ulcer between them cause the death of over a million people each
year. A number of articles this year have studied changes in the prevalence of the infection …

In Asia, the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection varies markedly in different
countries. Higher prevalence rates are found in developing Asian countries while lower …

This study aims to estimate the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in Glasgow, and to provide
a systematic analysis of factors associated with this prevalence. The data used are from a …

This chapter discusses the relationship between Helicobacter pylori infection and
associated diseases (chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer disease and gastric adenocarcinoma) …

Helicobacter pylori has apparently colonized the human stomach since time immemorial
and is superbly adapted for persistence. Several genotypes, including cag+, are associated …

Background: The published epidemiological studies of chronic Helicobacter pylori infection
and gastric cancer yield conflicting results, so there is uncertainty as to whether any material …