Basic and Clinical Aspects of Helicobacter pylori Infection

A collection of papers researching gastroduodenal pathology and Helicobacter pylori infection are contained in this volume. Topics discussed include the role of serology in the diagnosis of infection, molecular biology of the bacterium and the latest therapeutic approaches.

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The volume features contributions to the 4th Workshop of the Helicobacter Pylori Study Group, held in Bologna, Italy, in November 1991. Current topics discussed include: symptoms and histology of nonulcerous dyspepsia; the role of surgical infections in geriatric age; pathogenic mechanisms associated with structural factors of the bacterium (toxins, adhesins, agglutinins) as well as with the host immune response; the role of serology in the diagnosis of the infection; aspects of molecular biology of the bacterium; and the newest therapeutic approaches.