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World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther. Aug 6, 2014; 5(3): 139-147
Published online Aug 6, 2014. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v5.i3.139
Published online Aug 6, 2014. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v5.i3.139
Approach to Helicobacter pylori infection in geriatric population
Sevdenur Cizginer, Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, United States
Zehra Ordulu, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, United States
Abdurrahman Kadayifci, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, United States
Abdurrahman Kadayifci, Division of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gaziantep, 27310 Gaziantep, Turkey
Author contributions: Cizginer S, Ordulu Z and Kadayifci A contributed to this paper.
Correspondence to: Sevdenur Cizginer, MD, Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02903, United States. sevdenur_cizginer@brown.edu
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Received: January 15, 2014
Revised: March 4, 2014
Accepted: April 25, 2014
Published online: August 6, 2014
Revised: March 4, 2014
Accepted: April 25, 2014
Published online: August 6, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip:Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is more common in the older population and may cause significant complications with severe morbidity and mortality. There are similarities but also differences in the diagnosis and treatment of infection in elderly population than non-elderly. Health care providers to the geriatric population should take into consideration these nuances in the management of H. pylori infection in the older patients.