Helicobacter pylori infection risk factors

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ;Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yamuna Kondapally, M.B.B.S[2]

Common risk factors in the development of H. pylori infection are contaminated food and water, poor hygiene, overcrowding, lower socioeconomic status, smoking, age, and race.

Common risk factors in the development of H. pylori infection are:^[1]

• Contaminated food and water
• Poor hygiene
• Overcrowding
• Lower socioeconomic status
• Smoking
• Close contact with infected saliva ( e.g., kissing, by sharing eating utensils and drinking glasses), feces and vomit
• Age (H. pylori infection is more common in older people)
• Race (more common in African American or Hispanic descent)