introduction: helicobacter pylori infection is likely acquired was in childhood. helicobacter pylori is recognized as a cause of gastritis and peptic ulcer. our objective to investigate some noninvasive tests, particularly serum h pylori igg, for the diagnosis of h pylori infection in comparison with the gold-standard invasive test, esophagogastroduodenoscopy with biopsy (histology and rapid ur...

As multiple papers within this special issue illustrate, the dynamics of disease eradication are different from disease control. When it comes to disease eradication, 'the last mile is longest'. For social and ecological reasons such as vaccine refusal, further ending incidence of a disease when it has reached low levels is frequently complex. Issues of non-compliance within a target population...

Accepted for publication 10 November 1994 Abstract Omeprazole plus amoxicillin cures Helicobacter pyloni infection. The hypothesis was tested that low acidity is a predictor of outcome. Fifty patients with relapsing or complicated, or both Hpylori positive duodenal (n=25) or gastric ulcer (n=25) were randomly treated with either omeprazole 20 mg twice daily plus amoxicillin 1 g twice daily or w...

background: treatment regimens for the eradication of h. pylori as suggested in western studies may not be applicable for iran. herein, we conduct a systematic review to ascertain the efficacy of eradication therapy regimens used for iranian patients and introduce the more successful treatment regimens for iranians. materials and methods: this review was a comprehensive search of english and fa...

helicobacter pylori ( h. pylori ) infection is currently recognized as the major cause of chronic active gastritis, peptic ulcer disease and mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (malt) lymphoma and carcinoma of the stomach. eradication of the infection will prevent the recurrence of the majority of such diseases. different combined treatments have been tried in iran for eradication of h. pylori , ...

BACKGROUND Onchocerciasis is a severe parasitic infestation which causes disabling skin and subcutaneous tissue changes. Current global estimates suggest that it accounts for 1135.7 disability adjusted life years (DALYs) per 100,000 population. The disease is endemic in many African countries including Cameroon, probably suggesting that the current health policies are inadequate to achieve erad...

conclusions considering the results of this study, although having h. pylori infection in ra patients was accompanied with higher number of inflamed and tender joints, but h. pylori eradication did not improve patients’ clinical symptoms and laboratory tests. it seems that the effect of h. pylori infection eradication over disease activity in ra patients is not remarkable, if it does exist at a...

after mentioning the main differences between malaria control and malaria eradication, it is suggested that all anti–malaria activities in iran should be renamed as malaria control. applied research in malaria is identified into four categories covering the following subjects. 1- malaria parasites and anti-malaria drugs. 2- malaria vectors. 3- malaria in the community. 4- use of epidemiological...

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The Dahlem Workshop discussed the hierarchy of possible public health interventions in dealing with infectious diseases, which were defined as control, elimination of disease, elimination of infections, eradication, and extinction. The indicators of eradicability were the availability of effective interventions and practical diagnostic tools and the essential need for humans in the life-cycle o...