Digestion
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Prevalence of Helicobacterpylori Infection and Chronic Dyspeptic Symptoms among Immigrants from Developing Countries and People Born in Industrialized CountriesVerdú E.F.a · Fraser R.a · Tiberio D.a · Herranz M.a · Sipponen P.b · Blum A.L.a · Michetti P.aaDivision of Gastroenterology, CHUV/PMU, Lausanne, Switzerland, and bDepartment of Pathology, Jorvi Hospital, Espoo, Finland
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Article / Publication Details
Received: April 26, 1995
Accepted: September 13, 1995
Published online: February 05, 2009
Issue release date: 1996
Number of Print Pages: 6
Number of Figures: 0
Number of Tables: 0
ISSN: 0012-2823 (Print)
eISSN: 1421-9867 (Online)
For additional information: https://www.karger.com/DIG
Abstract
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.
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Article / Publication Details
Received: April 26, 1995
Accepted: September 13, 1995
Published online: February 05, 2009
Issue release date: 1996
Number of Print Pages: 6
Number of Figures: 0
Number of Tables: 0
ISSN: 0012-2823 (Print)
eISSN: 1421-9867 (Online)
For additional information: https://www.karger.com/DIG
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