Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	9480
Country	China

Received	2014-02-13 14:22
Peer-Review Started	2014-02-13 14:26
To Make the First Decision	2014-02-17 08:39
Return for Revision	2014-02-17 16:08
Revised	2014-02-25 14:49
Second Decision	2014-03-05 14:35
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-03-05 14:41
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Autobiography
Article Title	Seroepidemiology of Helicobacter pylori infection in elderly people in the Beijing region, China
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Mei Zhang, Ying-Zhi Zhou, Xiao-Ying Li, Zhe Tang, Hong-Ming Zhu, Yan Yang and Jagadish K Chhetri
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Corresponding Author	Mei Zhang, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 45 Changchun Street, Xuanwu District, Beijing 100053, China. zhang2955@sina.com
Key Words	Elderly; Epidemiology; Helicobacter pylori; Virulence factors; Immunoblotting
Core Tip	As society ages, a considerable proportion of the elderly population will suffer from digestive diseases combined with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection. In Beijing, there are no data regarding the pattern of H. pylori genotypes in the elderly. Our study investigated the seroepidemiology of the cytotoxin-associated gene product cagA+ and vacuolating cytotoxin vacA+ strains of H. pylori in elderly people in Beijing, and risk factors for seropositivity. Interesting associations between H. pylori seropositivity and subjects’ habits were found in this population. This is the first prospective study conducted in China to investigate the genotype profiles of H. pylori.
Publish Date	2014-04-04 15:11
Citation	Zhang M, Zhou YZ, Li XY, Tang Z, Zhu HM, Yang Y, Chhetri JK. Seroepidemiology of Helicobacter pylori infection in elderly people in the Beijing region, China. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(13): 3635-3639
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i13/3635.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i13.3635

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