Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori: acquisition, transmission, population prevalence and disease-to-infection ratio.
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.
Feldman
R A
RA
School of Medicine and Dentistry, St Bartholomew's, London, UK.
Eccersley
A J
AJ
Hardie
J M
JM
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