Transmission pathway of Helicobacter pylori: Does food play a role in rural and urban areas?

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 138, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 1-12

  Vale, F F ^a   Vitor J M B ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PORTUGAL   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Food; Helicobacter pylori; Rural and urban areas; Source; Transmission; Vehicle; Water

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; BACTERIAL DNA; CLARITHROMYCIN; DRINKING WATER; METRONIDAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; RANITIDINE; TETRACYCLINE; TINIDAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ERADICATION THERAPY; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GASTRITIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; PEPTIC ULCER; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; STOMACH CANCER; URBAN AREA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; HYGIENE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 77149139131     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2010.01.016     Document Type: Review

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