The occupational risk of Helicobacter pylori infection among gastroenterologists and their assistants.

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The occupational risk of Helicobacter pylori infection among gastroenterologists and their assistants. / Peters, Claudia; Schablon, Anja; Harling, Melanie; Wohlert, Claudia; Costa, José Torres; Nienhaus, Albert.

In: BMC INFECT DIS, Vol. 11, 2011, p. 154.

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@article{6e5de07292294862ad3ece0a08c197f2,
title = "The occupational risk of Helicobacter pylori infection among gastroenterologists and their assistants.",
abstract = "Helicobacter pylori is a widely spread bacterium that mainly inhabits the gastric mucosa and can lead to serious illnesses such as peptic ulcer disease, gastric carcinoma and gastric MALT lymphoma. The oral-oral route seems to be the main transmission route. The fact that endoscopes are contaminated after being used to perform a gastroscopy leads one to question whether gastroenterologists and endoscopy nurses and assistants run a higher risk of infection.",
keywords = "Humans, Risk Factors, Gastroscopy, Helicobacter Infections/*epidemiology/microbiology, Helicobacter pylori/*physiology, Nurses/statistics & numerical data, Occupational Diseases/*epidemiology/microbiology, Occupational Exposure/*adverse effects, Physician Assistants/*statistics & numerical data, Physicians/*statistics & numerical data, Humans, Risk Factors, Gastroscopy, Helicobacter Infections/*epidemiology/microbiology, Helicobacter pylori/*physiology, Nurses/statistics & numerical data, Occupational Diseases/*epidemiology/microbiology, Occupational Exposure/*adverse effects, Physician Assistants/*statistics & numerical data, Physicians/*statistics & numerical data",
author = "Claudia Peters and Anja Schablon and Melanie Harling and Claudia Wohlert and Costa, {Jos{\'e} Torres} and Albert Nienhaus",
year = "2011",
doi = "10.1186/1471-2334-11-154",
language = "English",
volume = "11",
pages = "154",
journal = "BMC INFECT DIS",
issn = "1471-2334",
publisher = "BioMed Central Ltd.",

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AU - Peters, Claudia

AU - Schablon, Anja

AU - Harling, Melanie

AU - Wohlert, Claudia

AU - Costa, José Torres

AU - Nienhaus, Albert

PY - 2011

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N2 - Helicobacter pylori is a widely spread bacterium that mainly inhabits the gastric mucosa and can lead to serious illnesses such as peptic ulcer disease, gastric carcinoma and gastric MALT lymphoma. The oral-oral route seems to be the main transmission route. The fact that endoscopes are contaminated after being used to perform a gastroscopy leads one to question whether gastroenterologists and endoscopy nurses and assistants run a higher risk of infection.

AB - Helicobacter pylori is a widely spread bacterium that mainly inhabits the gastric mucosa and can lead to serious illnesses such as peptic ulcer disease, gastric carcinoma and gastric MALT lymphoma. The oral-oral route seems to be the main transmission route. The fact that endoscopes are contaminated after being used to perform a gastroscopy leads one to question whether gastroenterologists and endoscopy nurses and assistants run a higher risk of infection.

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KW - Risk Factors

KW - Gastroscopy

KW - Helicobacter Infections/epidemiology/microbiology

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KW - Nurses/statistics & numerical data

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KW - Occupational Exposure/adverse effects

KW - Physician Assistants/statistics & numerical data

KW - Physicians/statistics & numerical data

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KW - Risk Factors

KW - Gastroscopy

KW - Helicobacter Infections/epidemiology/microbiology

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KW - Nurses/statistics & numerical data

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KW - Physician Assistants/statistics & numerical data

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