H Pylori: What Is, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment

What Is H Pylori?

Helicobacter pylori (abbreviated as H. pylori, also known by its former name Campylobacter pylori) is a bacterium that was discovered relatively late. Helicobacter pylori is primarily located in the distal portion of the stomach, referred to as the pylorus (Latin for "pylorus," hence the second part of the bacterium's name), which empties into the duodenum. H. pylori can also infect other tissues….