Transmission of Helicobacter pylori: a role for food?
Helicobacter pylori colonizes and grows in human gastric epithelial tissue and mucus. Its presence is associated with gastritis and there is substantial evidence that it causes peptic and duodenal ulcers and chronic gastritis. Since 1994, H. pylori has been classified as carcinogenic to humans. In i...
| Published in: | Bulletin of the World Health Organization Vol. 79; no. 5; pp. 455 - 461 |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
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World Health Organization
2001
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |