Gastritis is an inflammation of the stomach lining mainly caused by the bacterium Helicobacter pylori.
Synonyms
Magenschleimhautentzündung
Detailed description
Gastritis develops as a consequence of too much stomach acid or of the mucous film usually covering the stomach lining to protect it from stomach acid being destroyed. In most cases, this is due to an infection with Helicobacter pylori, which protects itself from stomach acid by producing a buffering substance. Chronic gastritis may lead to stomach ulcer and stomach cancer.
Almost every second person worldwide is infected with the pathogenic bacterium Helicobacter pylori that causes chronic gastritis. In about 15 percent of infected individuals, gastric inflammation leads to peptic ulcers, and in one to two percent even to stomach cancer. Timely detection and treatment ...
How widespread is the pathogenic gastric bacterium Helicobacter pylori in the German population? In the study "Helicobacter pylori prevalence, therapy success, resistance" (HelicoPTER), for which
Helicobacter pylori is a widespread bacterial pathogen that infects the lining of the stomach, where it can cause ulcers and even cancer. As a new study shows, its genetic variability complicates
Scientists from the Hannover Medical School (MHH) have elucidated how Helicobacter pylori causes gastritis. Chronic infections with the globally ubiquitous pathogen can also lead to gastric ulcers and
