Background The synanthropic house fly, Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae), is a
mechanical vector of pathogens (bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites), some of which …

Background and objective Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), a gram‐negative bacterium that
colonizes the stomach, can cause chronic gastritis and peptic ulcers, as well as gastric …

The health-care facility environment is rarely implicated in disease transmission, except
among patients who are immunocompromised. Nonetheless, inadvertent exposures to …

Helicobacter pylori is a common bacterium infecting about half the world's population. It is
causally linked with a diverse spectrum of gastrointestinal clinical disorders including peptic …

▪ Abstract Helicobacter pylori is a gram-negative bacterium that resides under microaerobic
conditions in a neutral microenvironment between the mucus and the superficial epithelium …

Several studies of Helicobacter pylori infection have examined identification of new
infections and loss of existing infections over time. These studies bring additional …

Helicobacter pylori in the develo** world is associated with many unique challenges not
encountered in an industrialized setting. The 20% prevalence of infection with H. pylori …

Helicobacter pylori is one of the human pathogens with highest prevalence around the
world; yet, its principal mode of transmission remains largely unknown. The role of H. pylori …

Blowflies and houseflies are mechanical vectors inhabiting synanthropic environments
around the world. They feed and breed in fecal and decaying organic matter, but the …

Over 50 percent of the 6,900 million dry tons of sewage sludge generated each year in the
United States is land applied. The principal controversies surrounding the land application …