Overview of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Indonesia: What Distinguishes It from Countries with High Gastric Cancer Incidence?

• Main Authors: Muhammad Miftahussurur, Langgeng Agung Waskito, Kartika Afrida Fauzia, Isna Mahmudah, Dalla Doohan, I Ketut Adnyana, Ali Khomsan, Neneng Ratnasari, Yudith Annisa Ayu Rezkitha
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English; English
• Published: Editorial Office of Gut and Liver 2020
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://repository.unair.ac.id/108524/1/6.%20Overview%20of%20Helicobacter%20pylori%20Infection%20in%20Indonesia%20What%20Distinguishes%20it%20from%20Countries%20with%20High%20Gastric%20Cancer%20Incidence.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/108524/2/6.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/108524/3/6.%20Overview%20of%20Helicobacter%20pylori%20Infection%20in%20Indonesia%20What%20Distinguishes%20it%20from%20Countries%20with%20High%20Gastric%20Cancer%20Incidence.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/108524/4/6.%20BUKTI%20KORESPONDENSI%20JURNAL%20overview%20gut%20liver.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/108524/; https://www.gutnliver.org/journal/view.html?doi=10.5009/gnl20019; https://doi.org/10.5009/gnl20019
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Helicobacter pylori infects more than half the human population. However, the prevalence in Indonesia is low, as is the prevalence of gastric cancer. Hence, it could be instructive to compare these prevalence rates and their determining factors with those of countries that have high gastric cancer i...