title: [Helicobacter pylori. Which patients should be examined and treated?].
abstract: Research has shown Helicobacter pylori infections to be associated with a wide range of gastroduodenal diseases such as chronic gastritis, duodenal and gastric ulcers, mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas, and gastric cancer. Although there is no room for doubt that H pylori strains are pathogenic in humans, it would be premature to contend that all H pylori infections should be treated. The necessity of a more conservative approach is discussed in the article.
authors.affiliation: Medicinsk gastroenterologisk afdeling, Odense Universitetshospital.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lauritsen
authors.forename: B V
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D002523:Edible Grain / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy