title: Helicobacter pylori.
abstract: Since 1983, rapid advances in the knowledge of Helicobacter pylori have given new insights into the pathogenesis of upper gastrointestinal diseases. Several methods are now available for the diagnosis of the infection. Antimicrobial therapy has emerged as a new and effective treatment for peptic ulcer disease in a proportion, as yet to be determined, of patients in the Caribbean.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, U.W.I., Jamaica.
authors.forename: F L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Omardeen
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Terry
mesh_terms: D005756:Gastritis / Q000382:microbiology; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006801:Humans