Xue-Chun Yu, Qiao-Qiao Shao, Jing Ma, Miao Yu, Chen Zhang, Lei Lei, Yang Zhou, Wen-Chao Chen, Wei Zhang, Xin-Hui Fang, Yuan-Zeng Zhu, Gang Wu, Xue-Mei Wang, Shuang-Yin Han, Pei-Chun Sun, Song-Ze Ding
BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori ( H. pylori ) has characteristics of family cluster infection; however, its family-based infection status, related factors, and transmission pattern in central China, a high-risk area for H. pylori infection and gastric cancer, have not been evaluated. We investigated family-based H. pylori infection in healthy households to understand its infection status, related factors, and patterns of transmission for related disease prevention. AIM: To investigate family-based H...
July 28, 2022: World Journal of Gastroenterology: WJG