Helicobacter pylori: Epidemiology and routes of transmission

Epidemiologic Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 283-297

  Brown, L M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BREATH ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIET; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY; SMOKING; STOMACH BIOPSY;

EID: 0034511840     PISSN: 0193936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.epirev.a018040     Document Type: Review

References (203)

1. Unidentified curved bacilli on gastric epithelium in active chronic gastritis
2. Unidentified curved bacilli in the stomach of patients with gastritis and peptic ulceration
3. Transfer of Campylobacter pylori and Campylobacter mustelae to Helicobacter gen. nov. as Helicobacter pylori comb. nov. and Helicobacter mustelae comb. nov., respectively
4. How is Helicobacter pylori transmitted?
5. Helicobacter pylori
6. The clinical relevance of strain types of Helicobacter pylori
7. Determinants of ethnic or geographical differences in infectivity and transmissibility of Helicobacter pylori
8. Clinical course of acute gastric mucosal lesions caused by acute infection with Helicobacter pylori
9. Transient and persistent experimental infection of nonhuman primates with Helicobacter pylory: Implications for human disease
10. The incidence of Helicobacter pylori infection
11. Campylobacter pylori antibodies in humans
12. New noninvasive tests for Helicobacter pylori gastritis. Comparison with tissue-based gold standard
13. Accuracy of diagnostic methods used for epidemiological studies of Helicobacter pylori
14. The epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori infection
15. Seroprevalence of immunoglobulin G, M, and A antibodies to Helicobacter pylori in an unselected Danish population
16. Non-endoscopic tests in the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection
17. Antigenic characterization of Helicobacter pylori strains from different parts of the world
18. Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection in a developing country: Comparison of two ELISAs and a seroprevalence study
19. Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection and gastritis among young adults in China
20. Comparison of two enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay tests for diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection in China
21. Age at acquisition of Helicobacter pylori infection: Comparison of a high and a low prevalence country
22. Helicobacter pylori
23. Ecology of Helicobacter pylori in the human stomach
24. Natural acquisition and spontaneous elimination of Helicobacter pylori infection: Clinical implications
25. Helicobacter pylori gastritis - Epidemiology
26. The role of Helicobacter pylori in gastritis and its progression to peptic ulcer disease
27. Benefits from elimination of Helicobacter pylori infection include major reduction in the incidence of peptic ulcer disease, gastric cancer, and primary gastric lymphoma
28. What remaining questions regarding Helicobacter pylori and associated diseases should be addressed by future research? View from Europe
29. Gastric cancer and Helicobacter pylori: Biologic and epidemiologic inconsistencies
30. Helicobacter pylori and gastric cancer: What is the real risk?
31. Is Helicobacter pylori really the cause of gastric cancer?
32. Factorial trial of three interventions to reduce the progression of precancerous gastric lesions in Shandong, China: Design issues and initial data
33. Helicobacter pylori infection and risk of cardia cancer and non-cardia gastric cancer. A nested case-control study
34. An inverse relation between cagA+ strains of Helicobacter pylori infection and risk of esophageal and gastric cardia adenocarcinoma
35. Helicobacter pylori is not associated with the manifestations of gastroesophageal reflux disease
36. Hypothesis: The changing relationships of Helicobacter pylori and humans: Implications for health and disease
37. Prevalence and distribution of Helicobacter pylori in gastroesophageal reflux disease: A study from the East
38. Is Helicobacter pylori associated with non-ulcer dyspepsia and will eradication improve symptoms? A meta-analysis
39. Lack of effect of treatment for Helicobacter pylori on symptoms of nonulcer dyspepsia
40. Absence of benefit of eradicating Helicobacter pylori in patients with nonulcer dyspepsia
41. Relation of Helicobacter pylori infection to 13-year mortality and incident ischemic heart disease in the caerphilly prospective heart disease study
42. Biologic sex as a risk factor for Helicobacter pylori infection in healthy young adults
43. Helicobacter pylori infection and ischaemic heart disease: Is there a link?
44. Helicobacter pylori seropositivity and coronary heart disease incidence. Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities (ARIC) Study Investigators
45. Chlamydia pneumoniae is a risk factor for coronary heart disease in symptom-free elderly men, but Helicobacter pylori and cytomegalovirus are not
46. Is there a link between chronic Helicobacter pylori infection and coronary heart disease?
47. Relationship of cigarette smoking, alcohol use, and dietary habits with Helicobacter pylori infection in Japanese men
48. Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori in southern China: Identification of early childhood as the critical period for acquisition
49. The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in different countries
50. Helicobacter pylori infection and mode of transmission in a population at high risk of stomach cancer
51. Helicobacter pylori antibodies in relation to precancerous gastric lesions in a high-risk Chinese population
52. Helicobacter pylori serostatus in backpackers following travel to tropical countries
53. Helicobacter pylori infection in Desert Storm troops
54. Epidemiology of, and risk factors for, Helicobacter pylori infection among 3194 asymptomatic subjects in 17 populations
55. Helicobacter pylori in Hispanics: Comparison with blacks and whites of similar age and socioeconomic class
56. Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori in an asymptomatic population in the United States. Effect of age, race, and socioeconomic status
57. Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori infections in a cohort of US Army recruits
58. The risk of Helicobacter pylori infection among U.S. military personnel deployed outside the United States
59. Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in different ethnic groups in New Zealand children and adults
60. Natural history of Helicobacter pylori infection in childhood: 12-year follow-up cohort study in a biracial community
61. Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in a representative Anglo-Celtic population of urban Melbourne
62. Lifestyle and anti-Helicobacter pylori immunoglobulin G antibody among outpatients
63. Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori infection among 4742 randomly selected subjects from Northern Ireland
64. Determinants of Helicobacter pylori infection and chronic gastritis
65. Relation of smoking and alcohol and coffee consumption to active Helicobacter pylori infection: Cross sectional study
66. A population based study of Helicobacter pylori infection in a European country: The San Marino Study. Relations with gastrointestinal diseases
67. Helicobacter pylori infection in an Australian regional city: Prevalence and risk factors
68. Helicobacter pylori risk associated with sibship size and family history of gastric diseases in Japanese adults
69. Alcohol consumption and Helicobacter pylori infection: Results from the German National Health and Nutrition Survey
70. Inverse graded relation between alcohol consumption and active infection with Helicobacter pylori
71. Helicobacter pylori and its interaction with risk factors for chronic disease
72. Does imbibing alcohol protect against enteric pathogens?
73. Nutritional factors and Helicobacter pylori infection in Colombian children
74. Helicobacter pylori infection in the Colombian Andes: A population-based study of transmission pathways
75. Effects of high dose vitamin C treatment on Helicobacter pylori infection and total vitamin C concentration in gastric juice
76. Co-twin study of the effect of environment and dietary elements on acquisition of Helicobacter pylori infection
77. Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori in Chile: Vegetables may serve as one route of transmission
78. Detection of Helicobacter pylori DNA in houseflies (Musca domestica) on three continents
79. Dietary risk factors associated with the transmission of Helicobacter pylori in Lima, Peru
80. The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection among inhabitants and healthy employees of institutes for the intellectually disabled
81. Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection among sewage workers
82. The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in practising dental staff and dental students
83. Helicobacter pylori infection in dentists - A case-control study
84. Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in medical staff in Shanghai
85. High seroprevalence of IgG against Helicobacter pylori among endoscopists in Taiwan
86. Helicobacter pylori prevalence in endoscopy and medical staff
87. Increased incidence of Campylobacter pylori infection in gastroenterologists: Further evidence to support person-to-person transmission of C. pylori
88. Endoscopy is not a risk factor for Helicobacter pylori infection-but medical practice is
89. Risk of infection with Helicobacter pylori and hepatitis A virus in different groups of hospital workers
90. Seroprevalence of immunoglobulin G antibodies against Helicobacter pylori among endoscopy personnel in Japan
91. Helicobacter pylori and endoscopy
92. Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in respiratory physicians performing bronchoscopy: A comparison with gastroenterologists using the carbon 13 urea breath test
93. Water source as risk factor for Helicobacter pylori infection in Peruvian children
94. Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of Helicobacter pylori infection in Taiwan
95. Prevalence of and risk factors for Helicobacter pylori infection in the western part of Germany
96. Childhood living conditions and Helicobacter pylori seropositivity in adult life
97. Transmission of Helicobacter pylori: Faecal-oral versus oral-oral route
98. Helicobacter pylori in Melbourne Chinese immigrants: Evidence for oral-oral transmission via chopsticks
99. Elevated risk of Helicobacter pylori infection in submarine crews
100. Active infection with Helicobacter pylori in an asymptomatic population of middle aged to elderly people
101. Helicobacter pylori in out-patients of a general practitioner: Prevalence and determinants of current infection
102. Importance of childhood socioeconomic status on the current prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection
103. A community-based study of the epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori infection and associated asymptomatic gastroduodenal pathology
104. Relation between infection with Helicobacter pylori and living conditions in childhood: Evidence for person to person transmission in early life
105. Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in a rural area of the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil
106. Helicobacter pylori and socioeconomic factors in Russia
107. A community-based seroepidemiologic study of Helicobacter pylori infection in Mexico
108. Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in Korean children: Inverse relation to socioeconomic status despite a uniformly high prevalence in adults
109. Helicobacter pylori infection among offspring of patients with stomach cancer
110. Parental history of gastric or duodenal ulcer and prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in preschool children: Population based study
111. High prevalence of Helicobacter pylori antibodies in an institutionalized population: Evidence for person-to-person transmission
112. Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori in residents of a hospital for people with severe learning difficulties
113. Helicobacter pylori seropositivity in patients with severe neurologic impairment
114. High prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in institutionalized schizophrenic patients
115. Helicobacter pylori in an institution for disabled children in Hong Kong
116. Helicobacter pylori infection within families
117. Intrafamilial clustering of Helicobacter pylori infection
118. Transmission of Helicobacter pylori among siblings
119. Familial clustering of Helicobacter pylori infection: Population based study
120. Helicobacter pylori among preschool children and their parents: Evidence of parent-child transmission
121. Helicobacter pylori: Evidence for spouse-to-spouse transmission
122. Active infection with Helicobacter pylori in healthy couples
123. Helicobacter pylori infection in spouses of patients with duodenal ulcers and comparison of ribosomal RNA gene patterns
124. Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection and related gastroduodenal lesions in spouses of Helicobacter pylori positive patients with duodenal ulcer
125. Helicobacter pylori reinfection with identical organisms: Transmission by the patients' spouses
126. Antigen recognition during progression from acute to chronic infection with a cagA-positive strain of Helicobacter pylori
127. Genotypes of Helicobacter pylori in Lithuanian families
128. Helicobacter pylori in the oral cavity. A critical review of the literature
129. Oral carriage of Helicobacter pylori: A review
130. The mouth-stomach crossing of Helicobacter pylori
131. Oral cavity as permanent reservoir of Helicobacter pylori and potential source of reinfection
132. The role of the oral cavity in Helicobacter pylori infection
133. Use of chopsticks for eating and Helicobacter pylori infection
134. High prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in saliva demonstrated by a novel PCR assay
135. A newly developed PCR assay of H. pylori in gastric biopsy, saliva, and feces. Evidence of high prevalence of H. pylori in saliva supports oral transmission
136. Presence of Helicobacter pylori in the oral cavity, oesophagus, stomach and faeces of patients with gastritis
137. Identification of Helicobacter pylori in gastric specimens, gastric juice, saliva, and faeces of Japanese patients
138. Identification of Helicobacter pylori DNA in the mouths and stomachs of patients with gastritis using PCR
139. Isolation of Helicobacter pylori from saliva
140. Fecal and oral shedding of Helicobacter pylori from healthy infected adults
141. Helicobacter pylori in the Indian environment
142. Does the use of chopsticks for eating transmit Helicobacter pylori?
143. Helicobacter pylori: The mouth, stomach, and gut axis
144. Suggestion against an oral-oral route of transmission for Helicobacter pylori infection: A seroepidemiological study in a rural area
145. Helicobacter pylori in dental plaque and gastric mucosa
146. Microbiological evidence of Helicobacter pylori from dental plaque in dyspeptic patients
147. Helicobacter pylori infection and dental care
148. Helicobacter pylori in the mouth - Negative isolation from dental plaque and saliva
149. Dental plaque: An unlikely reservoir of Helicobacter pylori
150. Absence of Helicobacter pylori in dental plaque determined by immunoperoxidase
151. Helicobacter pylori in the oral cavity reflects handling of contaminants but not gastric infection
152. Review article: Is Helicobacter pylori transmitted by the gastro-oral route?
153. Helicobacter pylori may be transmitted through gastrofiberscope even after manual Hyamine washing
154. Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and Helicobacter pylori infection
155. Detection of Helicobacter pylori DNA in fecal samples from infected individuals
156. Use of PCR with feces for detection of Helicobacter pylori infections in patients
157. Isolation of Helicobacter pylori from human faeces
158. Isolation of Helicobacter pylori from feces of patients with dyspepsia in the United Kingdom
159. Hepatitis A and evidence against the community dissemination of Helicobacter pylori via feces
160. Helicobacter pylori transmission: Evidence from a comparison with hepatitis A virus
161. Helicobacter pylori in the drinking water in Peru
162. Survival of Helicobacter pylori in milk and tap water
163. Transmission and acquisition of Helicobacter pylori infection: Evidences and hypothesis
164. The coccoid forms of Helicobacter pylori. Criteria for their viability
165. Morphologic conversion of Helicobacter pylori from bacillary to coccoid form
166. Microbiological aspects of Helicobacter pylori infection
167. Molecular diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori
168. Helicobacter pylori in the natural environment
169. Occurrence of Helicobacter pylori in surface water in the United States
170. Non-human reservoirs of Helicobacter pylori
171. Helicobacter pylori isolated from the domestic cat: Public health implications
172. Characterization of feline Helicobacter pylori strains and associated gastritis in a colony of domestic cats
173. Helicobacter pylori-induced gastritis in the domestic cat
174. Local immune response in Helicobacter pylori-infected cats and identification of H. pylori in saliva, gastric fluid and faeces
175. Failure to isolate Helicobacter pylori from stray cats indicates that H. pylori in cats may be an anthroponosis - An animal infection with a human pathogen
176. Pets are not a risk factor for Helicobacter pylori infection in young children: Results of a population-based study in Southern Germany
177. A population-based serologic survey of Helicobacter pylori infection in children and adolescents in the United States
178. Peptic ulcer disease and exposure to domestic pets
179. High prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in shepherds
180. Helicobacter pylori in sheep milk
181. Vector potential of houseflies (Musca domestica) for Helicobacter pylori
182. Vector potential of houseflies (Musca domestica) for Helicobacter pylori
183. Houseflies are an unlikely reservoir or vector for Helicobacter pylori
184. Disinfection of endoscopic equipment
185. Conventional cleaning and disinfection techniques eliminate the risk of endoscopic transmission of Helicobacter pylori
186. Endoscopic transmission of Helicobacter pylori
187. Patient-to-patient transmission of Campylobacter pylori infection by fiberoptic gastroduodenoscopy and biopsy
188. Epidemic gastritis with hypochlorhydria
189. Iatrogenic Campylobacter pylori infection is a cause of epidemic achlorhydria
190. Risk of iatrogenic transmission of Helicobacter pylori by gastroscopes
191. Disinfection and endoscopy: Summary and recommendations. Working party report to the World Congresses of Gastroenterology, Sydney 1990
192. Risk of Helicobacter pylori transmission by upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
193. Efficacy of conventional endoscopic disinfection and sterilization methods against Helicobacter pylori contamination
194. Transmission of Helicobacter pylori infection via flexible fiberoptic endoscopy
195. Effective reduction of Helicobacter pylori infection after upper gastrointestinal endoscopy by mechanical washing of the endoscope
196. The epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori
197. Differential Helicobacter pylori infection rates in two contrasting gastric cancer risk regions of South China
198. Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in Nepal: Low prevalence in an isolated rural village
199. Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in two Spanish regions with different incidence of gastric cancer
200. Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in asymptomatic population - A pilot serological study in Bangladesh
201. Helicobacter pylori infection in rural settlements (Kibbutzim) in Israel