Definition: Infections with organisms of the genus HELICOBACTER, particularly, in humans, HELICOBACTER PYLORI. The clinical manifestations are focused in the stomach, usually the gastric mucosa and antrum, and the upper duodenum. This infection plays a major role in the pathogenesis of type B gastritis and peptic ulcer disease.
gram-neg bact infect; check text for genus & species: Campylobacter pylori
Other names Infection, Helicobacter; Helicobacter Infection; Infections, Helicobacter
Can J Comp Med 42(3):260;1978; J Infect Dis 136(5):693;1977; JAMA 1980;243(3):237; JAMA 1980;243(3):260; JAMA 240(19):2036;1978; Pharm Res Comm 10(1):13;1978
