title: Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori: acquisition, transmission, population prevalence and disease-to-infection ratio.
abstract: This article focuses on factors relating to acquiring Helicobacter pylori, including re-acquiring H. pylori infection after successfully treatment. It considers variables that increase the risk of infection and explores the chances that an infected individual will develop symptomatic disease.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine and Dentistry, St Bartholomew's, London, UK.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Feldman
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Eccersley
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hardie
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000818:Animals; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D005260:Female; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution