Rothenbacher Dietrich, Brenner Hermann
Department of Epidemiology, The German Centre for Research on Ageing, University of Heidelberg, Bergheimer Strasse 20, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany.
Microbes Infect. 2003 Jul;5(8):693-703. doi: 10.1016/s1286-4579(03)00111-4.
Helicobacter pylori colonizes the gastric mucosa. H. pylori infection is the main cause of peptic ulcer and gastric malignancy. This review gives an overview on the epidemiology of H. pylori infection and H. pylori-associated diseases in the developed world, mainly Europe, and it discusses very recent developments with regard to the prevalence and its future implications for H. pylori-associated diseases.
幽门螺杆菌定殖于胃黏膜。幽门螺杆菌感染是消化性溃疡和胃癌的主要病因。本综述概述了发达国家（主要是欧洲）幽门螺杆菌感染及幽门螺杆菌相关疾病的流行病学情况，并讨论了幽门螺杆菌感染率的最新进展及其对幽门螺杆菌相关疾病的未来影响。
