Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	14992
Country	Lebanon

Received	2014-11-03 08:15
Peer-Review Started	2014-11-03 09:27
To Make the First Decision	2014-11-14 18:52
Return for Revision	2014-11-20 09:15
Revised	2014-12-03 19:12
Second Decision	2014-12-26 13:50
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2015-01-08 17:24
Articles in Press	2015-01-08 17:35
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2015-02-05 16:02
Typeset the Manuscript	2015-04-08 09:37
Publish the Manuscript Online	2015-04-20 15:10

ISSN	1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online)
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Category	Pathology
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Influence of proton pump inhibitors on gastritis diagnosis and pathologic gastric changes
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Soumana Nasser, Mahmoud Slim, Jeanette Nassif and Selim M Nasser
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Selim M Nasser, MD, Associate Professor, Chief, Department of Pathology, Clemenceau Medical Center, School of Medicine, Lebanese American University, West Beirut, Blat 36, Lebanon. selim.nasser@lau.edu.lb
Key Words	Gastritis; Diagnosis; Helicobacter pylori; Proton pump inhibitors; Social factors
Core Tip	This study investigates the influence of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) exposure on the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) gastritis in patients undergoing endoscopic gastric biopsies. The study findings revealed that in patients undergoing gastric biopsies, the use of PPIs promotes the diagnosis of non-H. pylori gastritis, is associated with lower H. pylori densities and to increased risk of intestinal metaplasia as compared with subjects with no PPI exposure. These findings should urge health-care professionals to consider the possibility of underdiagnosed H. pylori gastritis in patients exposed to PPI.
Publish Date	2015-04-20 15:10
Citation	Nasser SC, Slim M, Nassif JG, Nasser SM. Influence of proton pump inhibitors on gastritis diagnosis and pathologic gastric changes. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(15): 4599-4606
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i15/4599.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4599

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