Chapter 12 - Gastrointestinal Tract Infections
Jan 24, 2021 | Chemical Pathology
Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium that is found in the gastric mucous layer or adherent to the epithelial lining of the stomach. It is a common cause of gastric and duodenal ulcers. Its route of transmission remains unknown but current data suggests a faecal-oral route. The organism’s urease enzyme, motility and ability to adhere to gastric epithelium are factors that enable the organism to survive and proliferate in the gastric milieu. Recent adult European guidelines (Maastricht 2016) describe H. pylori as a cause of chronic active gastritis in all colonised adult patients....
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