A Longitudinal, Population-Level, Big-Data Study of Helicobacter pylori-Related Disease across Western Australia.

ABSTRACT: Helicobacter pylori, responsible for chronic ulcers and most stomach cancers, infects half of the world's population. The Urea Breath Test (UBT) is one of the most accurate and reliable non-invasive methods for diagnosing active H. pylori infection. The objective was to use longitudinal, population-wide UBT data for Western Australia to look for H. pylori-related disease patterns. We collected 95,713 UBT results from 77,552 individuals for the years 2010-2015, likely representing all of the UBT samples analysed in Western Australia. Data collected also included sex, age and residential postcode. Other data reported here were inferred via a comparison with the 2011 Australian Census using a specially written Python program. While women appear to have more H. pylori</

SUBMITTER: Wise MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6912511 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature