Helicobacter Infection in Clinical Practice

Although the incidence of Helicobacter infection has been declining for the past decades, it is still one of the most common infectious disease all over the world. Over 50,000 research articles have been published so far and lots of studies are on-going. Most of previously published books dealt with so many issues and it is somewhat hard for the reader to apply in real world clinical practice.

Since clinicians do not have enough time to read the book from head to the end, this book presents algorithms, tables, and figures at the end of each chapter to provide a brief summary for clinicians, so that they can use this book as a reference in a short time in clinical practice. Readers will find up-to-date information and guidance on diagnosis and different types of treatments.

Part I Introduction.- 1. When to diagnose and treat H. pylori.- 2. H. pylori-related diseases.- Part II Diagnosis of H. pylori.- 3. Indications of H. pylori tests during gastroscopy.- 4. Endoscopic diagnosis.- 5. Rapid urease test.- 6. Histopathologic diagnosis.- 7. When to perform non-invasive methods?.- 8. Serologic diagnosis.- 9. Urea breath test.- 10. Other diagnostic methods.- 11. Culture-based antibiotic resistance tests.- 12. PCR-based antibiotic resistance tests.- Part III Treatment of H. pylori.- 13. Empirical therapy.- 14. Tailored therapy.- 15. Proton pump inhibitors vs. potassium competitive acid blockers.- 16. Role of bismuth.- Pat IV Guidelines for H. pylori.- 17. Comparison of H. pylori guidelines.

Byung-Wook Kim, MD., Ph.D., Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon, Korea.