Helicobacter pylori in human oral cavity and stomach

• Published in: European journal of oral sciences Vol. 116; no. 4; pp. 297 - 304
• Main Authors: Bürgers, Ralf, Schneider-Brachert, Wulf, Reischl, Udo, Behr, Anke, Hiller, Karl-Anton, Lehn, Norbert, Schmalz, Gottfried, Ruhl, Stefan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2008
• Subjects: Antibodies, Bacterial - blood; Dental Plaque - microbiology; DNA, Bacterial - analysis; Female; Helicobacter pylori; Helicobacter pylori - isolation & purification; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Mouth - microbiology; nested PCR; oral cavity; Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods; Saliva - microbiology; Sequence Analysis, DNA; stomach; Stomach - microbiology; Surveys and Questionnaires

The oral cavity has been suspected as an extra‐gastroduodenal reservoir for Helicobacter pylori infection and transmission, but conflicting evidence exists regarding the occurrence of H. pylori in the mouth, independently of stomach colonization. Ninety‐four gastric biopsy patients were analysed for...