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An approach to Helicobacter pylori infection in the elderly by A. Pilotto; P. Malfertheiner is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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The prevalence of __Helicobacter pylori__ infection increases with age world‐wide, reaching levels of 40–60% in asymptomatic elderly subjects and over 70% in elderly patients with gastroduodenal diseases. However, the percentage of __H. pylori__‐positive elderly patients who are treated for their infection remains very low. Data are now available that demonstrate the benefit of curing __H. pylori__ infection in elderly patients with __H. pylori__‐associated peptic ulcer disease and severe chronic gastritis. Furthermore, the cure of __H. pylori__ may prevent the progression of intestinal metaplasia and gastric atrophy. New studies are needed to clarify the role of eradication in elderly patients with non‐ulcer dyspepsia and gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease and in those who use non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs. __H. pylori__ infection may be easily diagnosed by histological evaluation, rapid urease test or culture performed on gastric biopsies taken during endoscopy. However, the biopsy site must be carefully selected in elderly patients. For non‐invasive monitoring of __H. pylori__ infection after treatment, the ^13^C‐urea breath test has significantly higher accuracy than ser
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- Author
- A. Pilotto; P. Malfertheiner
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons; Blackwell Publishing; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Wiley; Research Square (ISSN 0269-2813)
- Published
- 2002
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)