Helicobacter pylori infection classification

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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]

Classification

Based on duration of disease, H.pylori infection is classified into:

• Acute
• Chronic

• Chronic antral-predominant inflammation
• Chronic corpus-predominant or pangastritis