Transmission of Helicobacter pylori
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2001
Abstract
Helicobacter pylori infection is a common world-wide phenomenon that has been show to be responsible for gastritis, between 80-95% of peptic ulcer disease(1), and has been implicated in the pathogenesis of both gastric cancer and mucosa associated lymphoid tissue lymphom a(2). Effective public health interventions to reduce the incidence of infection are dependent on a good understanding of those most at risk of acquisition and of the sources and routes of transmission
Keywords
Helicobacter pylori, faecal-oral, gastric-oral
Divisions
fac_med
Publication Title
Journal of the University of Malaya Medical Centre (JUMMEC)
Volume
6
Issue
1
Publisher
Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya
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