"Trends in Helicobacter pylori Infection" ed. by Bruna Maria Roesler

This book is a comprehensive overview of contributors on H. pylori infection in several areas.

Its chapters were divided into sections concerning general aspects of H. pylori infection, immunopathology and genetic diversity, questions regarding possible routes of bacterium transmission, the importance of the strains characteristics in the development of gastric cancer and the possibilities of prevention, H. pylori infection in children, the possible association between its infection and extradigestive diseases, and the principal therapeutic regimens of bacterium eradication, considering the antimicrobial resistance.

Contents
Preface
1 Persistence of Helicobacter pylori Infection: Genetic and Epigenetic Diversity
2 Immune Response to Helicobacter pylori
3 Can Drinking Water Serve as a Potential Reservoir of Helicobacter pylori? Evidence for Water Contamination by Helicobacter pylori
4 Molecular Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori in Brazilian Patients with Early Gastric Cancer and a Review to Understand the Prognosis of the Disease
5 Helicobacter pylori Infection and Gastric Cancer — Is Eradication Enough to Prevent Gastric Cance
6 Particulars of the Helicobacter pylori Infection in Children
7 Helicobacter pylori Infection, Gastric Physiology and Micronutrient deficiency (Iron and Vitamin C) in Children in Developing Countries
8 Helicobacter pylori and Liver – Detection of Bacteria in Liver Tissue from Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using Laser Capture Microdissection Technique (LCM)
9 Helicobacter pylori Infection — Challenges of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy and Emergence of Alternative Treatments
10 Helicobacter pylori — Current Therapy and Future Therapeutic Strategies
11 Floating Drug Delivery Systems for Eradication of Helicobacter pylori in Treatment of Peptic Ulcer Disease
12 Empirical Versus Targeted Treatment of Helicobacter pylori Infections in Southern Poland According to the Results of Local Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring
13 The Mechanisms of Action and Resistance to Fluoroquinolone in Helicobacter pylori Infection