title: [Helicobacter pylori infection among employees at the gastroenterologic section, Haukeland Hospital].
abstract: Using the C-14 urea breath test we estimated the gastric urease activity among 46 healthy Norwegians, all employed at the section of gastroenterology, Haukeland Hospital, Norway. The overall prevalence of Helicobacter pylori-infection (30.4%) is similar to that reported previously among healthy subjects outside hospitals. The tendency towards higher prevalence among the gastroenterologists (41.7%) may be accounted for partly by the preponderance of males in this profession. The results do not support the notion that gastroenterologists are more liable to attract gastric H pylori-infection than other hospital personnel.
authors.affiliation: Medisinsk avdeling, Haukeland sykehus, Bergen.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Berstad
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Hjartholm
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Digranes
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berstad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001944:Breath Tests; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005762:Gastroenterology; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D014510:Urease / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D014510:Urease
vernacular_title: Helicobacter pylori-infeksjon blant personale ved gastroenterologisk seksjon, Haukeland sykehus.