SEROPREVALENCE OF HELICOBACTER-PYLORI IN 7TH-DAY-ADVENTISTS AND OTHER GROUPS IN MARYLAND - LACK OF ASSOCIATION WITH DIET

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作者
HOPKINS, RJ
RUSSELL, RG
ODONNOGHUE, JM
WASSERMAN, SS
LEFKOWITZ, A
MORRIS, JG
机构
[1] UNIV MARYLAND,SCH MED,DEPT MED,DIV GEOG MED,10 S PINE ST,BALTIMORE,MD 21201
[2] UNIV MARYLAND,SCH MED,CTR VACCINE DEV,BALTIMORE,MD 21201
[3] UNIV MARYLAND,SCH MED,DEPT PATHOL,BALTIMORE,MD 21201
[4] UNIV MARYLAND,SCH MED,PROGRAM COMPARAT MED,BALTIMORE,MD 21201
[5] DEPT VET AFFAIRS MED CTR,BALTIMORE,MD
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10.1001/archinte.150.11.2347
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
To evaluate the possible role of diet in the transmission of Helicobacter pylori, we compared H pylori seroprevalence among Seventh-Day Adventists (who are vegetarian and abstain from alcohol, caffeine, and meat; n = 94) and two non-Seventh-Day Adventist control groups (n = 168). With the use of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay H pylori antigen prepared in a French pressure cell, we found no difference in seroprevalence among these groups; however, seropositivity strongly correlated with age and black race.
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页码:2347 / 2348
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