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BOOK REVIEW
Helicobacter pylori
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Helicobacter pylori. Harris AW, Misiewicz JJ. (Pp 66; illustrated; £9.95.) London: Blackwell Healthcare Communications, 1996. ISBN 0-86542-639-2.
Is there anyone left who would like more information onHelicobacter pylori, or has saturation point been reached? According to my local virtual bookstore (amazon.com), there are currently 22 book titles available dealing specifically with this germ, in addition to thousands of research papers and hundreds of reviews and editorials in the specialist and general literature. So, why do we need another book, especially when the guidelines for treatment seem to change every few months? For those who are sceptical (as I was initially), let me persuade you that in …