Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori among residents and their environments in the Nara prefecture, Japan

• Main Authors: Saori Horiuchi (Author), Ryuichi Nakano (Author), Akiyo Nakano (Author), Naokuni Hishiya (Author), Kenji Uno (Author), Yuki Suzuki (Author), Naoki Kakuta (Author), Risako Kakuta (Author), Kohsuke Tsubaki (Author), Noriko Jojima (Author), Hisakazu Yano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Chronic infection with Helicobacter pylori, specifically cagA-positive strains, is associated with gastric cancer. Thus, measures to prevent H. pylori infection are required. This study was conducted to clarify the prevalence of H. pylori in the community to identify the infection source...