Campylobacter gastritis and associated disorders.
Our review of evidence that Campylobacter pylori is an important factor in gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, and "nonulcer dyspepsia" suggests that C pylori is the most common cause of chronic active gastritis. The association between C pylori gastritis and duodenal ulcer, which approaches 100%, leads to the suggestion that this infection plays an important role in the pathogenesis of duodenal ulcer. Evidence supporting a central role in the pathogenesis of gastric ulcer and nonulcer dyspepsia is less compelling.
Hendrix
T R
TR
Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205.
Yardley
J H
JH
D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000628:therapy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004415:Dyspepsia / Q000209:etiology; D005756:Gastritis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy