The prevalence of H pylori infection continues to fall in the general population with only 16% of all gastric and 25% of all duodenal patients with ulcer harboring H pylori.
Prospective studies are needed to determine what changes are significantly associated with treatment, whether these changes are causes or effects of response, and whether the composition of the intestinal microbiome can be used to select treatments for patients with IBD.
Patients with viral respiratory infections exhibited poorer outcomes following transplantation compared with patients without infection.
