This issue of the Southern Medical Journal contains an important and timely review of Helicobacter pylori diagnosis and treatment.1 Since its discovery in 1983, H. pylori infection has been found to be the main cause of peptic ulcer disease, chronic gastritis, gastric cancer, and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma.
Helicobacter pylori is a chronic bacterial infection that can lead to peptic ulcer disease, chronic gastritis, and gastric cancer. Its prevalence in the United States is lower than in most of the world, although specific populations are at particular risk for disease-related complications, including those with lower socioeconomic status and...
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