Helicobacter pylori and Epstein-Barr Virus Co-Infection in Polish Patients with Gastric Cancer – A Pilot Study
Abstract
The infectious agents may be the etiological factor of up to 15–20% of cancers. In stomach cancer, attention is paid to Helicobacter pylori and Epstein-Barr virus, both of which cause gastritis and can lead to tumor development. In co-infection, the inflammatory process is much more intense. We assessed the seroprevalence towards H. pylori and EBV in 32 patients with diagnosed gastric cancer. H. pylori antibodies were found in 69% patients, and anti-EBV – in all of them. The study confirmed that co-infection of H. pylori and EBV seems to be important in etiopathology of gastric cancer.
© 2022 Magdalena Dzikowiec, Przemysław Lik, Justyna Kiszałkiewicz, Aleksandra Kuczyńska, Marek Mordalski, Dariusz Nejc, Janusz Piekarski, Ewa Brzeziańska-Lasota, Dorota Pastuszak-Lewandoska, published by Polish Society of Microbiologists
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