PART 8: Infectious Diseases
SECTION 6 Diseases Caused by Gram-Negative Bacteria
151 Helicobacter pylori Infections
 | Figure 151-1 Schematic of the relationships between colonization with Helicobacter pylori and diseases of the upper gastrointestinal tract among persons in developed countries. Essentially all persons colonized with H. pylori develop a host response, which is generally termed chronic... |
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 | Figure 151-2 Algorithm for the management of Helicobacter pylori infection. *Occasionally, an endoscopy and a biopsy-based test are used instead of a urea breath test in follow-up after treatment. The main indication for these invasive tests is gastric ulceration; in this condition, as opposed to duodenal... |
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