Investigation of Helicobacter pylori transmission between spouses

Transmission of Helicobacter pylori

Helicobacter gastroduodenitis is a serious chronic infectious disease that is responsible for widespread morbidity and mortality. An understanding of the way in which it spreads is fundamentally important when considering measures for its control. Its prevalence is highest in the developing world and in individuals with a disadvantaged socio-economic childhood. The disease is believed to be con...

Role of food in environmental transmission of Helicobacter pylori

Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) is a gram-negative bacterium that has infected more than half of the world's population. This pathogen colonizes the human gastric mucosa and is usually acquired during childhood. It is an important cause of peptic ulcers, chronic gastritis and stomach cancer. Among the risk factors for acquisition of H. pylori infection, poor socioeconomic status, poor sanitizati...

Aspects of Helicobacter pylori transmission

Helicobacter pylori reinfection with identical organisms: transmission by the patients' spouses.

Reinfection with Helicobacter pylori after eradication is responsible for the recurrence of duodenal ulcer disease. The mode of transmission has not yet been established. In this study, 18 patients with chronic duodenal ulcers in whom H pylori had been eradicated with amoxicillin and metronidazole were entered into a prospective follow up study. Control endoscopies were performed 4, 8, 14, 27, ...

Investigation of the association between glaucoma and Helicobacter pylori infection

Glaucoma is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by retinal ganglion cell degeneration. Although glaucoma is prevalent worldwide, its etiopathogenesis remains incompletely understood. Increased intraocular pressure (IOP) is the most frequently implied cause for retinal ganglion cell degeneration. Recent studies show that cytokines, impaired ocular blood flow, and structural changes in bloo...