title: The history of Helicobacter pylori: a reflection on the relationship between the medical community and industry.
abstract: The paper deals with a viewpoint on the relationship between the drug industry and the medical world taking inspiration from the history of the discovery of Helicobacter pylori as a pathogenic agent in peptic disease.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University Federico II, Naples, Italy. ciacci@unina.it
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ciacci
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mazzacca
mesh_terms: D004345:Drug Industry; D004501:Education, Medical; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000266:history*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology