Flies and Helicobacter pylori infection
S J Allen, J E Thomas, N D E Alexander, R Bailey, P M Emerson, S J Allen, J E Thomas, N D E Alexander, R Bailey, P M Emerson
Abstract
Houseflies have been proposed to be a reservoir and vector for Helicobacter pylori. We assessed the effect of insecticide spraying in villages in The Gambia on H. pylori infection in young children. Effective control of flies did not prevent infection with H. pylori.
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Change in H. pylori status according to village group. Error bars show 95% confidence interval for a proportion. *UBT negative at baseline and positive at follow up; †UBT positive at baseline and negative at follow up.
Source: PubMed