Beatriz Zabala Torrres, Yalda Lucero, Anne J Lagomarcino, Andrea Orellana-Manzano, Sergio George, Juan P Torres, Miguel O'Ryan
INTRODUCTION: Long-term persistent Helicobacter pylori infection has been associated with ulceropeptic disease and gastric cancer. Although H. pylori is predominantly acquired early in life, a clear understanding of infection dynamics during childhood has been obfuscated by the diversity of populations evaluated, study designs, and methods used. AIM: Update understanding of true prevalence of H. pylori infection during childhood, based on a critical analysis of the literature published in the past 5 years...
October 2017: Helicobacter