Family-based <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> infection status and transmission pattern in central China, and its clinical implications for related disease prevention
Xue‐Chun Yu, Qiao‐Qiao Shao, Jing Ma, Miao Yu, Chen Zhang, Lei Lei, Yang Zhou, Wenchao Chen, Wei Zhang, Xinhui Fang, Yuanzeng Zhu, Gang Wu, Xuemei Wang, Shuangyin Han, Peichun Sun, Songze Ding
Abstract
BACKGROUND: infection in healthy households to understand its infection status, related factors, and patterns of transmission for related disease prevention. AIM: infection status, related factors, and patterns of transmission in healthy households for related disease prevention. METHODS: C-urea breath test was performed to obtain their current infection status. Serum gastrin and pepsinogens (PGs) were also analyzed. RESULTS: -negative groups. CONCLUSION: was the dominant strain in this area. Individuals with a higher education level showed significantly lower infection rates; no other variables affected infection rates.