Helicobacter pylori and disease
González Morales, J.é E.; Leal Villarreal, L.ía.; Guzmán López, S.; Guzmán Treviño, G.M.; González Martínez, N.A.
Revista Alergia Mexico 51(6): 218-225
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-5151 PMID: 15794414 Document Number: 574371
Helicobacter pylori infection is considered an important health problem due to the fact that there are reports that describe that more than 50% of the world's populations is affected by it. The infection has been associated with multiple diseases, gastric and extra-gastric, whose signs and symptoms are overlooked most of the time. Nowadays diagnostic methods have evolved in such a way that they are available for most of the population. Among the treatment schemes is the triple therapy, which is the most effective because it reaches 90% levels of microorganism eradication. For that reason we considered it of great importance doing a review of the most relevant things in literature about this bacteria and the diseases it is associated.