Helicobacter Pylori Infection

Neither treatment of nor complete eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection was associated with future Clostridioides difficile infection in a large study of United States veterans, according to research published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

Treatment to eradicate Helicobacter pylori infection decreased the risk for gastric cancer among first-degree relatives of individuals with the malignancy, according to results of a randomized study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

The American Gastroenterological Association released new clinical practice guidelines for the management of gastric intestinal metaplasia.

Microbial dysbiosis caused by Helicobacter pylori infection may be an important driver in the development of gastric cancer, according to study results.

The FDA approved Talicia for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection in adults, manufacturer Redhill Biopharma announced.

Over the last 20 years, Helicobacter pylori resistance to clarithromycin — an antibiotic commonly used to treat the infection — has more than doubled in Europe, increasing from 9.9% in 1998 to 21.6% in 2018, according to study findings presented at United European Gastroenterology Week.

Over the course of 22 years of follow-up, treatment for Helicobacter pylori infection, as well as vitamin and garlic supplementation, reduced the risk for death due to gastric cancer.

THESSALONIKI, Greece — A recent study conducted here has found an association between Helicobacter pylori infection and glaucoma.