Among the methods developed to detect H. pylori infection, determining the gold standard
remains debatable, especially for epidemiological studies. Due to the decreasing sensitivity …

Serum pepsinogen assay (sPGA), which reveals serum pepsinogen (PG) I concentration
and the PG I/PG II ratio, is a non-invasive test for predicting chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG) …

Background and Aims The prevalence of precursor lesions for gastric cancer (GC) and the
differential burden between countries of varying GC risk is not well understood. We …

Background The risk to develop gastric cancer in Thailand is relatively low among Asian
countries. In addition, the age-standardized incidence rate (ASR) of gastric cancer in …

Evaluation of Helicobacter pylori resistance to antibiotics is crucial for treatment strategy in
Myanmar. Moreover, the genetic mechanisms involved remain unknown. We aimed to …

The Helicobacter pylori-induced burden of gastric cancer varies based on geographical
regions and ethnic grou**. Vietnam is a multiethnic country with the highest incidence of …

January 2018 Correspondence 257 estimated prevalence from 2000. Meta-analytic
methodology relying on previously published data cannot accurately reflect such rapid …

Serum pepsinogens have been widely acknowledged as gastric mucosal biomarkers;
however, a multicountry report on the benefits of pepsinogens as biomarkers has not yet …

In Indonesia, endoscopy services are limited and studies about gastric mucosal status by
using pepsinogens (PGs) are rare. We measured PG levels, and calculated the best cutoff …

Background Helicobacter pylori BabA is an important outer membrane protein that involves
in the attachment to the gastric mucosa and enhances the virulence property of the …