Family-based Helicobacter pylori infection status and transmission pattern in central China, and its clinical implications for related disease prevention

BACKGROUND: infection in healthy households to understand its infection status, related factors, and patterns of transmission for related disease prevention. AIM: infection status, related factors, and patterns of transmission in healthy households for related disease prevention. METHODS: C-urea breath test was performed to obtain their current infection status. Serum gastrin and pepsinogens (PGs) were also analyzed. RESULTS: -negative groups. CONCLUSION: was the dominant strain in this area. Individuals with a higher education level showed significantly lower infection rates; no other variables affected infection rates.