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Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection is highly prevalent worldwide, and positivity rates depend strongly on the population under study. However, there are few contemporary data describing HP epidemiology in the racially and ethnically diverse population of the United States. This retrospective study included over 900,000 individuals that had undergone HP testing between 1998 and 2018 in the Veterans Health Administration system. HP testing included serology, fecal H. pylori antigen or urea breath test, rapid urease test, CLO test, and histology evaluation, and the approach was validated against medical records.
Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Blue Notes Source Type: research