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Helicobacter pylori: a sexually transmitted bacterium?

INTRODUCTION: Oral sex (fellatio) is a very common sexual activity. H. pylori is mainly a gastric organism, but studies have reported that infected individuals may permanently or transiently carry H. pylori in their mouth and saliva. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A Pubmed search was conducted using the word...

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Autor principal: Dimitriadi, Dimitra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Polish Urological Association 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4310890/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25667764
http://dx.doi.org/10.5173/ceju.2014.04.art18
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Oral sex (fellatio) is a very common sexual activity. H. pylori is mainly a gastric organism, but studies have reported that infected individuals may permanently or transiently carry H. pylori in their mouth and saliva. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A Pubmed search was conducted using the words infection, oral sex and urethritis. RESULTS: The existing studies support the hypothesis that H. pylori could be a causative agent of non–gonococcal urethritis. CONCLUSIONS: It is possible that H. pylori may be transmitted via the act of fellatio in the urethra. Further research is required to explore the role of H. pylori in sexually transmitted urethritis.