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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-10-22
pubmed:abstractText
The relationship between Helicobacter pylori infection and chronic dyspepsia is controversial. To determine the effect of H. pylori infection on dyspeptic symptoms, we compared the prevalence of H. pylori infection in immigrants from developing countries and people born in industrialized countries. Upper abdominal symptoms were assessed by a questionnaire and H. pylori infection was determined with a 13C-urea breath test and serology. H. pylori infection was found in 63% of subjects from developing countries and 11% of subjects from industrialized countries. There was no difference in the prevalence of dyspeptic symptoms between the 2 groups. The lack of difference in chronic dyspeptic symptoms between the groups, despite a major difference in the H. pylori prevalence, suggests that H. pylori infection is not a major contributor to chronic dyspepsia.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0012-2823
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
57
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
180-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8739092-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:8739092-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:8739092-Antibodies, Bacterial, pubmed-meshheading:8739092-Breath Tests, pubmed-meshheading:8739092-Chronic Disease, pubmed-meshheading:8739092-Developed Countries, pubmed-meshheading:8739092-Developing Countries, pubmed-meshheading:8739092-Dyspepsia, pubmed-meshheading:8739092-Emigration and Immigration, pubmed-meshheading:8739092-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, pubmed-meshheading:8739092-Female, pubmed-meshheading:8739092-Helicobacter Infections, pubmed-meshheading:8739092-Helicobacter pylori, pubmed-meshheading:8739092-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8739092-Male, pubmed-meshheading:8739092-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:8739092-Pepsinogens, pubmed-meshheading:8739092-Prevalence, pubmed-meshheading:8739092-Questionnaires, pubmed-meshheading:8739092-Radioimmunoassay, pubmed-meshheading:8739092-Switzerland
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection and chronic dyspeptic symptoms among immigrants from developing countries and people born in industrialized countries.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Gastroenterology, CHUV/PMU, Lausanne, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't