Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Gastrospirillum hominis and human chronic gastritis.
- Journal:
- The new microbiologica
- Year:
- 1995
- Authors:
- Monno, R et al.
- Affiliation:
- Institute of Medical Microbiology · Italy
Plain-English summary
Researchers found a new type of spiral bacterium called Gastrospirillum hominis in the stomach lining of two people who had chronic gastritis, which is long-term inflammation of the stomach. This discovery came from examining nearly 2,800 stomach tissue samples over five years, showing that this bacterium was present in a very small number of cases. While dogs and cats could potentially spread this bacterium to humans, the patients in this study did not have any documented contact with pets. Understanding this bacterium may help explain how chronic gastritis develops in people.
Abstract
Gastrospirillum hominis, a new spiral bacterium, was found in the gastric mucosa of two patients with antral chronic gastritis. These 2 cases originated from a series of 2781 consecutive gastric biopsies observed over a period of five years, with a prevalence of 0.072%. Dogs and cats may be responsible for transmission to humans but in our experience no contact with pets was documented. Detection of these organisms might provide new insight into the pathogenesis of human gastritis.
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