Sanitation and houseflies (Musca domestica):: factors for the transmission of Helicobacter pylori

被引:6
作者
Grübel, P [1 ]
Cave, DR [1 ]
机构
[1] Tufts Univ, St Elizabeths Med Ctr, Sch Med, Div Gastroenterol, Boston, MA 02135 USA
来源
BULLETIN DE L INSTITUT PASTEUR | 1998年 / 96卷 / 02期
关键词
Helicobacter pylori; sanitation; Musca domestica; vector; epidemiology; transmission; childhood; developed country; review;
D O I
10.1016/S0020-2452(98)80002-X
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Helicobacter pylori is the world's commonest infection, but the modes of transmission are largely unknown. Under laboratory conditions, houseflies can carry viable H. pylori on their external surfaces and in their alimentary tracts. More recently, H. pylori DNA has been demonstrated in wild flies in the USA and in Poland, by polymerase chain reaction. Flies can acquire H. pylori from the environment and could therefore function as a significant reservoir and vector in the transmission of H. pylori.
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