H. pylori with 50% prevalence requires active examination/tx
By jung, sae-im | translator Choi HeeYoung
22.08.05 06:00:03
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[Interview] Park Sun-jae, Director of Myongji Hospital in Busan
If intestinal metaplasia or atrophic gastritis is confirmed, non-benefit treatment is recommended
If having a family history of stomach cancer, pt needs to be actively examined and treated
Helicobacter pylori is a bacteria that causes digestive diseases such as acute gastritis, chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, gastric lymphoma, and gastric cancer, and is defined by the World Health Organization as a first-class carcinogen. As half of the nation's population is evaluated as Helicobacter infections, the importance of eradication treatment is increasing in recent clinical sites.
On the 5th, Park Sun-jae, director of the Myongji Hospital in Busan, stressed the need for treatment, saying that the prevalence in Korea has decreased to around 50% due to the introduction of Helicobacter eradication treatment, but still maintains a high prevalence. Helicobacter pylori is a spiral bact
jung, sae-im(same@dailypharm.com)
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