Helicobacter pylori in Human Diseases: Advances in Microbiolo...

Helicobacter pylori in Human DiseasesAdvances in Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health Volume 11\nAuthor(s): Shigeru Kamiya, Steffen Backert\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG\nISBN-13: 9783030219154, 978-3030219154\nSynopsis\nThis book gathers a wealth of contributions on the virulence factors and pathogenic mechanism ofHelicobacter pylori, prepared by leading international experts. In addition, it explores the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment with drugs and probiotics, and prophylaxis by vaccination, reflecting the latest advances.\n\nH. pyloriis a Gram negative microaerophilic bacterium that can produce various gastric diseases including gastritis, gastroduodenal ulceration, gastric cancer and gastric MALT lymphoma. Although efforts to combat H. pyloriusing a combination of proton pump inhibitor and several antimicrobial drugs have significantly decreased the burden of these gastric dis.