Absence of Helicobacter pylori is not protective against peptic ulcer bleeding in elderly on offending agents: lessons from an exceptionally low prevalence population

Absence of Helicobacter pylori is not protective against peptic ulcer bleeding in elderly on offending agents: lessons from an exceptionally low prevalence population

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Aim. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is exceptionally rare in population from the north-eastern region of Peninsular Malaysia. This provides us an opportunity to contemplate the future without H. pylori in acute non-variceal upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding.Methods. All cases in the GI...

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Main Authors: Yeong Yeh Lee, Nordin Noridah, Syed Abdul Aziz Syed Hassan, Jayaram Menon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2014-02-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Elderly
Helicobacter pylori
Malays
Peptic ulcer
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/257.pdf

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