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The Role of Campylobacter pylori in Gastro-Duodenal Disease

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Progress in Surgical Pathology

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Since 1983 when Warren reported spiral bacteria in 50 percent of gastric biopsies, and the successful culture by Marshall,1 Campylobacter pylori (C.p.), as the “Warren bacteria” was named, has surged to the forefront of gastroenterology and gastrointestinal pathology. Considerable clinical, bacteriologic, and immunologic research is being carried out. Some pathologists and gastroenterologists have reached apparently opposite conclusions concerning its role in human disease: It is considered to be either a common saprophyte or a common pathogenic bacteria, depending on which school of thought interprets the available data. The following review tries to document the association between C.p. and gastritis and to put into perspective the evidence concerning its role in gastrointestinal disease, based on the medical literature and gastrointestinal pathology material from New Orleans, Colombia, and China.

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  1. University of New Mexico, USA

    M. Cecilia Fenoglio-Preiser M.D. (Professor of Pathology, Director of Laboratory Services) (Professor of Pathology, Director of Laboratory Services)

  2. Albuquerque Veterans Administration Medical Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

    M. Cecilia Fenoglio-Preiser M.D. (Professor of Pathology, Director of Laboratory Services) (Professor of Pathology, Director of Laboratory Services)

  3. Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Department of Pathology, Memorial Hospital, Morristown, New Jersey, USA

    Marianne Wolff M.D. (Professor of Clinical Surgical Pathology) (Professor of Clinical Surgical Pathology)

  4. National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy

    Franco Rilke M.D. (Deputy Director, Director, Professor) (Deputy Director, Director, Professor)

  5. Division of Pathology, Italy

    Franco Rilke M.D. (Deputy Director, Director, Professor) (Deputy Director, Director, Professor)

  6. Postgraduate School of Anatomic Pathology, University of Pavia, Italy

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Correa, P., Muñoz, N., Cuello, C., Fox, J., Zavala, D., Ruiz, B. (1989). The Role of Campylobacter pylori in Gastro-Duodenal Disease. In: Cecilia Fenoglio-Preiser, M., Wolff, M., Rilke, F. (eds) Progress in Surgical Pathology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-12823-7_11

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