| is gastric carcinoma an infectious disease? | | 1991 | 1891027 |
| peptic ulcer disease mortality. comparison of native japanese, japanese americans, and caucasian americans. | peptic ulcer disease mortality patterns of california japanese are compared with those of their home and host countries for even years from 1960 to 1988, as well as 1989. data presented are consistent with the hypothesis that helicobacter pylori is a necessary but not sufficient causal factor in peptide ulcer disease, and that other co-factors including cigarette smoking and salt intake may be important. deaths due to peptic ulcer numbered 106 among california japanese, 12,793 for california cau ... | 1994 | 8189011 |
| seroprevalence of caga-positive strains among helicobacter pylori-infected, healthy young adults. | helicobacter pylori is categorized into two phenotypes on the basis of the presence or absence of the caga protein. caga protein-positive h. pylori are more closely associated with peptic ulcer disease and cancer. whether caga-positive strains are similarly represented among racial or ethnic groups in northern california was investigated. sera from 152 h. pylori-infected healthy young adults were tested by elisa for igg against caga. caga antibodies were detected in 79.4% of blacks, 63.8% of his ... | 1997 | 9129095 |
| detection of helicobacter pylori dna in houseflies (musca domestica) on three continents. | | 1998 | 9737291 |
| quality of life measurement clarifies the cost-effectiveness of helicobacter pylori eradication in peptic ulcer disease and uninvestigated dyspepsia. | previous economic studies of helicobacter pylori eradication in dyspepsia and peptic ulcer disease have not measured quality of life using utilities (preference probabilities), which are needed to compare the cost-effectiveness of such treatment to other health care interventions. the goals of this study were to measure quality of life in patients with dyspepsia or peptic ulcer and apply these measurements to published models of disease management to determine cost-effectiveness in dollars per q ... | 2001 | 11232673 |
| gastric adenocarcinoma among hmong in california, usa, 1988-2000. | this study examined gastric adenocarcinoma incidence, mortality, and tumor characteristics in the hmong population of california, 1988-2000. many hmong relocated to the united states at the conclusion of the vietnam war. resettlement difficulties encountered by hmong have included socioeconomic and healthcare issues. hmong are wary of western medicine and would resort to it as the last option, which may delay the diagnosis and treatment of diseases such as cancer. | 2005 | 15864719 |
| associations of serologic markers of infection and inflammation with vascular disease events and mortality in american dialysis patients. | inflammatory markers predict cardiovascular risk and mortality in endstage renal disease. the relationship of chronic infections to inflammation and vascular disease events has not been reported among american dialysis patients. | 2006 | 16544178 |
| estimating disease prevalence using census data. | we describe a method of working on publicly available data to estimate disease prevalence in small geographic areas using helicobacter pylori as a model infection. using data from the third national health and nutrition examination survey, risk parameters for h. pylori infection were obtained by logistic regression and validated by predicting 737.5 infections in an independent cohort with 736 observed infections. the prevalence of h. pylori infection in the san francisco bay area was estimated w ... | 2008 | 18047747 |
| significant racial disparities exist in noncardia gastric cancer outcomes among kaiser permanente's patient population. | racial and ethnic differences in gastric cancer are not well understood. this study sought to compare the clinicopathological features and survival of noncardia gastric adenocarcinoma (ncga) patients with different racial/ethnic backgrounds in kaiser permanente northern california (kpnc), a large integrated health care system. | 2015 | 25354832 |
| helicobacter pylori and risk of gastroenteritis. | helicobacter pylori infection is thought to modify susceptibility to gastroenteritis. | 2004 | 15216465 |
| pharmacist-managed helicobacter pylori clinic. | a pharmacist-managed helicobacter pylori assessment clinic for ambulatory patients is described. the pharmacy service at a 400-bed veterans affairs medical center established a pharmacist-managed clinic to assess patients who were receiving long-term acid-suppressive medications (histamine h2-receptor antagonists, sucralfate, or omeprazole). patients with active ulcer disease and those receiving ulcer prophylaxis are screened for the presence of h. pylori. those who test positive are treated wit ... | 1995 | 12879545 |
| socioeconomic status and ulcer. a prospective study of contributory risk factors. | peptic ulcer is associated with low socioeconomic status. in this study we used longitudinal population-based data to investigate factors other than helicobacter pylori that might contribute to this association. of 4597 alameda county study participants, 104 developed ulcers between 1965 and 1974. we examined the impact of baseline risk factors on the association between education and incident ulcer. among women, high school dropouts had a higher risk of incident ulcer than those who attended co ... | 1998 | 9492856 |
| diagnosis and treatment of helicobacter pylori infection among california medicare patients. | antibiotic treatment of helicobacter pylori infection in active peptic ulcer disease has been demonstrated to speed ulcer healing, reduce the risk of rebleeding, and prevent long-term recurrence. the objective of this study was to determine whether medicare patients with peptic ulcer disease who are admitted to acute care hospitals are being tested or treated for h pylori infection as recommended by a national institutes of health consensus panel. | 1997 | 9140270 |
| biologic sex as a risk factor for helicobacter pylori infection in healthy young adults. | diseases associated with helicobacter pylori infection, such as peptic ulcer disease and gastric cancer, afflict men more frequently than women. no study, however, has demonstrated any difference in sex-specific rates of h. pylori infection. in a healthy population undergoing multiphasic health evaluations in 1992-1993 as members of the kaiser permanente medical care program of northern california, adults aged 20-39 years were screened for antibodies to h. pylori infection using a serum enzyme-l ... | 1995 | 7572962 |
| prevalence of campylobacter pylori and association with antral mucosal histology in subjects with and without upper gastrointestinal symptoms. | to determine the incidence and significance of campylobacter pylori in patients undergoing routine endoscopic evaluation at this hospital, biopsies of the antrum were obtained from 132 patients and from 15 asymptomatic volunteers. specimens were cultured and silver stained for the presence of c. pylori and were examined histologically. c. pylori was detected in 67 (51%) patients and two (13%) volunteers (p = 0.006). in patients, c. pylori was found significantly more often when the mucosa was in ... | 1988 | 3371136 |
| barrett's esophagus in latinos undergoing endoscopy for gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms. | previous studies comparing the prevalence of barrett's esophagus in latinos and non-latino whites are inconsistent. the aim of the study is to compare the prevalence of barrett's esophagus in latinos and non-latino whites and to determine risk factors associated with barrett's esophagus. between march 2005 and january 2009, consecutive latino and non-latino white patients who underwent endoscopy for primary indication for symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease were identified by examining t ... | 2013 | 22332868 |
| the histologic squamo-oxyntic gap: an accurate and reproducible diagnostic marker of gastroesophageal reflux disease. | the present definition of gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd) is based on clinical criteria that are difficult to reproduce accurately. this study provides a method to develop a histologic definition of gerd based on biopsies obtained from the affected esophagus. pathology reports from 1655 patients who had upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and biopsy according to a systematic protocol were reviewed. biopsies were obtained from the esophagus, around the gastroesophageal junction and the stomac ... | 2010 | 20871393 |
| association of adenocarcinomas of the distal esophagus, "gastroesophageal junction," and "gastric cardia" with gastric pathology. | controversy exists as to whether adenocarcinomas occurring in the gastroesophageal junctional region and gastric cardia originate in the esophagus or the stomach. esophageal adenocarcinoma is known to be strongly associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease; gastric adenocarcinoma with helicobacter pylori gastritis, and gastric intestinal metaplasia. this study evaluates the association of these tumors with pathologic findings in the biopsies of the gastric body and the antrum. it is hypothes ... | 2010 | 20871225 |
| screening for barrett's esophagus in asymptomatic women. | barrett's esophagus (be) has been detected in approximately 10% of patients with chronic gerd. previous studies demonstrated a similar prevalence of be in asymptomatic adults. | 2009 | 19640517 |
| helicobacter pylori infection and development of pancreatic cancer. | infection with helicobacter pylori is an established risk factor for gastric cancer. results from two studies suggest that it may also be a risk factor for pancreatic cancer. | 2008 | 18483341 |
| helicobacter pylori infection in different generations of hispanics in the san francisco bay area. | to quantify the contributions of household and environmental factors to helicobacter pylori infection, the authors examined h. pylori infection among several generations of hispanics in the san francisco bay area. between 2000 and 2004, household members were tested for h. pylori and interviewed about demographic factors and household pedigree. an immigrant was defined as someone born in latin america with at least one latin america-born parent; a first-generation us-born hispanic was defined as ... | 2005 | 16014772 |