Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in Non-Cardia Gastric Cancer in China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Non-cardia gastric cancer was significantly associated with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection. Reducing H. pylori prevalence was an important prevention strategy for non-cardia gastric cancer. However, national-level data on the H. pylori prevalence in non-cardia gastric cancer were limited in China. Therefore, we conducted this study to estimate the pooled prevalence of H. pylori in non-cardia gastric cancer in China. We searched PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wan Fang, and VIP Database for Chinese Technical Periodicals for studies reporting H. pylori prevalence in non-cardia gastric cancer in China which were published before September 1, 2021. Pooled prevalence was calculated using a

SUBMITTER: Lu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9111517 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature