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SUBMITTER: Bui D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4710451 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bui David D Brown Heidi E HE Harris Robin B RB Oren Eyal E
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 20151123 1
Helicobacter pylori infection is among the most prevalent infections in the world and a key cause of gastric diseases; however, its route of transmission remains unclear. This study aimed to assess the potential for fecal-oral transmission of H. pylori by leveraging its association with a disease with known etiology. Utilizing serology data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 1999; N = 6,347), the association between H. pylori and hepatitis A virus (HAV), a sensitiv ...[more]