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Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) (cont.)

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Helicobacter pylori infection, Hp, H. pylori infection, antral gastritis, type B gastritis, autoimmune gastritis, type A gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, PUD, Helicobacter pylori-associated gastroduodenal disease, Hp-associated gastroduodenal disease, duodenal ulcer, GI tract infection, mucosa-associated lymphoma, mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue disease, Campylobacter pylori, C pylori, gastric lymphoma, adenocarcinoma, recurrent abdominal pain

Authors and Editors

Author: Benjamin C. Wedro, MD, FAAEM

Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD


Last Editorial Review: 11/21/2008

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Helicobacter Pylori - Diagnosis

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Helicobacter Pylori Infection »

In 1983, Warren (a biologist) and Marshall (a clinician) described Helicobacter pylori (HP).

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