| Category |
Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
| Manuscript Type |
Observational Study |
| Article Title |
Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection and atrophic gastritis in patients with dyspeptic symptoms in Myanmar
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| Manuscript Source |
Invited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Thein Myint, Seiji Shiota, Ratha-korn Vilaichone, New Ni, Than Than Aye, Miyuki Matsuda, Trang Thi Huyen Tran, Tomohisa Uchida, Varocha Mahachai and Yoshio Yamaoka |
| Funding Agency and Grant Number |
| Funding Agency |
Grant Number |
| National Institutes of Health |
DK62813 (To Yamaoka Y) |
| Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan |
22390085 |
| e Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan |
22659087 |
| Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan |
24406015 |
| Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan |
24659200 (To Yamaoka Y) |
| Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan |
23790798 (To Shiota S) |
| Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Institutional Program for Young Researcher Overseas Visits |
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| Strategic Funds for the Promotion of Science and Technology from Japan Science and Technology Agency |
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| Corresponding Author |
Yoshio Yamaoka, MD, PhD, Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasama-machi, Yufu-City, Oita 879-5593, Japan. yyamaoka@oita-u.ac.jp |
| Key Words |
Helicobacter pylori; Myanmar; Pepsinogen; Atrophy |
| Core Tip |
The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in Myanmar has not been elucidated. Our study revealed that the overall prevalence of H. pylori infection was 48.0% in patients with dyspeptic symptoms. Even among young group (less than 29 years old), the H. pylori infection rate was relatively high (41.9%). Nevertheless, most cases showed mild gastritis, which suggests that the moderate of the incidence of gastric cancer might be attributed to the mild atrophy. All 7 subjects with peptic ulcer were infected with H. pylori. |
| Publish Date |
2015-01-18 16:09 |
| Citation |
Myint T, Shiota S, Vilaichone RK, Ni N, Aye TT, Matsuda M, Tran TTH, Uchida T, Mahachai V, Yamaoka Y. Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection and atrophic gastritis in patients with dyspeptic symptoms in Myanmar. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(2): 629-636 |
| URL |
http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i2/629.htm |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i2.629 |
