title: Helicobacter pylori: an overview.
abstract: Infection with Helicobacter pylori is directly responsible for substantial morbidity and mortality worldwide. This ubiquitous organism causes disease through the interaction of multiple factors including bacterial factors, host immune responses, and environmental factors. The following chapters address the bacterial specific contributions to disease.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, MRB IV 1030C MRB IV, Nashville, TN, USA. jennifer.noto@vanderbilt.edu
authors.forename: Jennifer M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Noto
authors.forename: Richard M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Peek
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000382:microbiology; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D006801:Humans; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000382:microbiology