New guidelines for managing Helicobacter pylori infections
April 1998
New guidelines for managing Helicobacter pylori infectionshave just been released in Canada.
Up to 40% of the general public is infected with H. pylori.Infection can cause duodenal and gastric ulcers...and may alsoincrease the risk of gastric cancer and dyspepsia.
But until now, there wasn't much guidance on the best way todetect and treat these infections.
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