Prevalence and risk factors of helicobacter pylori in Turkey: a nationally-representative, cross-sectional, screening with the C-13-Urea breath test

Ozaydin N., Turkyilmaz S. A., Cali S.

BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, cilt.13, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 13
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-1215
  • Dergi Adı: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Helicobacter pylori prevalence, Risk factors of helicobacter pylori infection, Smoking, Alcohol use, SOCIOECONOMIC-STATUS, ASYMPTOMATIC SUBJECTS, ALCOHOL-CONSUMPTION, GASTRIC-CANCER, WATER SOURCE, INFECTION, POPULATION, EPIDEMIOLOGY, CHILDREN, ADULTS
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Helicobacter pylori is an important global pathogen infecting approximately 50% of the world's population. This study was undertaken in order to estimate the prevalence rate of Helicobacter pylori infections among adults living in Turkey and to investigate the associated risk factors.