title: Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori infection.
abstract: Helicobacter pylori infection is now recognised as a worldwide problem. It is the most common cause of chronic gastritis, and is strongly linked to peptic ulcer disease and gastric cancer. While the infection is usually acquired in childhood, there is typically a long period of latency with disease manifestations not appearing until adulthood. Gastric cancer does not usually manifest until old age. The infection has a high morbidity rate, but a low mortality rate and is curable with antibiotic therapy.
authors: Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center (111D) and Baylor College of Medicine, 2002 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 77030, USA. hmalaty@bcm.edu
authors: Hoda M
authors: HM
authors: Malaty
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015897:Comorbidity; D005756:Gastritis / Q000382:microbiology; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000635:transmission; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D012923:Social Class; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000382:microbiology; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data