H. pylori: features of diagnosis and treatment. The opinion of the expert of the MCSC
NewsAccording to research data, the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in Russia is 78.5%.
- This bacterium is transmitted from person to person and causes chronic active gastritis, which can lead to peptic ulcer disease or stomach cancer
- According to experts, the treatment of this infection is the primary prevention of stomach cancer
But the diagnosis of H. pylori has a number of features.
- What methods exist and how accurate are they?
- Does a negative result always indicate that there is no infection?
- What recommendations should the patient follow?
- What treatment tactics should I choose?
Says the chief freelance gastroenterologist of the DZM, prof. D. S. Bordin.
Read more in the article "Medical newspaper".
