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Common risk factors in the development of H.pylori infection are: | Common risk factors in the development of H.pylori infection are:<ref name="pmid23853433">{{cite journal| author=Mhaskar RS, Ricardo I, Azliyati A, Laxminarayan R, Amol B, Santosh W et al.| title=Assessment of risk factors of helicobacter pylori infection and peptic ulcer disease. | journal=J Glob Infect Dis | year= 2013 | volume= 5 | issue= 2 | pages= 60-7 | pmid=23853433 | doi=10.4103/0974-777X.112288 | pmc=3703212 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23853433 }} </ref> | ||
*Contaminated food and water | *Contaminated food and water | ||
*Poor hygiene | *Poor hygiene | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ;Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yamuna Kondapally, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Risk factors
Common risk factors in the development of H.pylori infection are:[1]
- Contaminated food and water
- Poor hygiene
- Over crowding
- Close contact with infected saliva ( e.g., kissing, by sharing eating utensils and drinking glasses), feces and vomit
- Age (H.pylori infection is more common in older people)
- Race (more common in African American or Hispanic descent)
References
- ↑ Mhaskar RS, Ricardo I, Azliyati A, Laxminarayan R, Amol B, Santosh W; et al. (2013). "Assessment of risk factors of helicobacter pylori infection and peptic ulcer disease". J Glob Infect Dis. 5 (2): 60–7. doi:10.4103/0974-777X.112288. PMC 3703212. PMID 23853433.