Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori infection.
Recent studies have shown that seroprevalence curves of Helicobacter pylori infection in fact reflected the rate of acquisition in childhood. Although the reservoir is well known, the routes of infection are still poorly understood: Are they oral-oral or fecal-oral?
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Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Enfants, Groupe Hospitalier Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France.
D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies