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Helicobacter pylori infection risk factors
Introduction
Overview
Overview
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.
Risk factors
Risk factors
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)
References
References
- ↑ Mhaskar RS, Ricardo I, Azliyati A, Laxminarayan R, Amol B, Santosh W; et al. (2013). “Assessment of risk factors of helicobacter pylori infection and peptic ulcer disease”. J Glob Infect Dis. 5 (2): 60–7. doi:10.4103/0974-777X.112288. PMC 3703212. PMID 23853433.
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