<i>Helicobacter pylori</i>Infection in Non-Ulcer Dyspeptic and Ulcer Patients Determinants and Consequences in ‘Real Life’

Abstract

From a local hospital's point of view, H. pylori-infected NUD patients are like ulcer patients with regard to symptoms and demographics. The results suggest that H. pylori infection may give dyspeptic symptoms through other mechanisms than ulcer. We propose a division of the NUD group into HINUD (Helicobacter-infected NUD) and NINUD (non-infected NUD).