title: Helicobacter pylori, musings from the epidemiologic armchair.
abstract: The literature on Helicobacter pylori has become enormous, but the epidemiology of the infection remains an enigma. Guided by epidemiologic principles we have tried to interpret the available data on the epidemiologic aspects of H. pylori. We conclude that conflicting results on familial clustering and seroprevalence curves might have logical explanations. However, the exact way this organism spreads among humans remains to be solved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Hospital, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koster
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Vandenbroucke
mesh_terms: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D005190:Family; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D015995:Prevalence
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial