Review
Current concepts in medicine
Helicobacter pylori
Malcolm C Bateson
General Hospital,
Bishop Auckland, County Durham DL14 6AD, UK
Submitted 13 November
1998;
Accepted 24 August 1999
Helicobacter pylori
infection is a major cause of peptic ulcer disease, and its detection
and eradication are now an important part of gastroenterology.
Effective regimes are available which will eliminate the organism in
about 90% of cases in developed countries.
Keywords: Helicobacter pylori
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