Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Helicobacter pylori Transmission and Disease Pathology -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Epidermiology of the Helicobacter pylori Infection -- Transmission and Pathogenesis -- Port of Entry -- Virulence Factors -- Flagella and Movement to the Epithelial Cell -- Activation of Intracellular Pathways -- Consequences of H. pylori Infection -- Ulcers and Erosion -- Gastric Acid and H. pylori -- H. pylori and MALT Lymphoma -- References -- Chapter 2 -- Helicobacter pylori Diagnostic Methods in Resource-Limited Areas -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Methods -- Invasive Tests -- Histology -- Culture -- Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) -- Brushing Cytology -- Noninvasive Tests -- Fecal Antigen Test (FAT) -- Urease Breath Test -- In Resource Limited Setting -- References -- Chapter 3 -- Helicobacter Diseases and Complications -- Abstract -- Gastritis -- Gastric and Duodenal Ulcers -- Gastric Cancer -- Non-Ulcer Dyspepsia or Functional Dyspepsia -- Gastric Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma (Gastric MALT lymphoma) -- Colonic Neoplasms -- Extraintestinal Diseases of H.Pylori -- Coronary Heart Disease -- Hematological Disorders -- Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura -- Iron Deficiency Anemia -- References -- Chapter 4 -- Helicobacter Treatment Failure in the Era of Multidrug Resistance -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Treatment for H. pylori -- First-Line Treatment for H. pylori -- Predictors of H. pylori Treatment Outcome -- Second-Line Therapies -- Third-Line Therapies /Salvage Therapy -- Post-Eradication Test -- Antimicrobial Resistance -- Macrorides (Clarithromycin) -- Quinolones -- Amoxicilin -- Metronidazole -- References -- Chapter 5 -- Children and Adolescents Infected with Helicobacter Pylori -- Patient Management -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Disease Presentation in Children and Adolescents -- Diagnosis.

2. Treatment -- Complications -- References -- Chapter 6 -- Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Etiology -- Risk Factors -- Pathophysiology -- Clinical Presentation -- Diagnosis -- Treatment -- Treatment of Community-Acquired SBP -- Treatment of Nosocomial SBP -- SBP Prophylaxis -- Primary Prophylaxis in Patients with Gastrointestinal Bleeding -- Primary Prophylaxis in Patients with Ascites -- Secondary Prophylaxis -- Prognosis -- References -- Chapter 7 -- Tuberculous Peritonitis -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Pathophysiology -- Clinical Presentation -- Diagnosis -- Conventional Laboratory Investigations -- Hematological Parameters -- Ascitic Fluid Analysis -- Ascitic Fluid Biochemistry -- Ascitic Fluid Proteins -- Microbiological Diagnosis -- New Diagnostic Tools -- Molecular Techniques -- Gene X-pert -- Immunodiagnostic Tests -- Imaging Studies -- Treatment -- Role of Steroids -- Surgical Treatment -- Prognosis -- References -- Chapter 8 -- Helminthic Infections of the Gastrointestinal System -- Abstract -- Introduction -- I. Nematodes -- Ascariasis -- Clinical Presentation -- Diagnosis and Treatment -- Hookworms -- Clinical Presentation -- Diagnosis and Treatment -- Enterobiasis -- Clinical Presentation -- Diagnosis and Treatment -- Trichuriasis -- Clinical Presentation -- Diagnosis and Treatment -- Trichinosis -- Clinical Presentation -- Diagnosis and Treatment -- Strongyloidiasis -- Clinical Presentation -- Diagnosis and Treatment -- Anisakiasis -- Clinical Presentation -- Diagnosis and Treatment -- II. Cestodes -- Taeniasis -- Taenia Saginata -- Taenia Solium -- Diphyllobothriasis -- Hymenolepiasis -- Clinical Presentation -- Diagnosis and Treatment -- Echinococcosis -- Clinical Presentation -- Diagnosis and Treatment -- III. Trematodes -- Schistosomiasis -- Clinical Presentation -- Diagnosis and Treatment.

Clonorchiasis and Opisthorchiasis -- Clinical Presentation -- Diagnosis and Treatment -- Fascioliasis -- Clinical Presentation -- Diagnosis and Treatment -- IV. Other Intestinal Flukes -- Clinical Presentation -- Diagnosis and Treatment -- References -- Chapter 9 -- Gastrointestinal Disorders of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection -- Abstract -- HIV Infection and the Gastrointestinal (GI) Immune System -- Cytomegalovirus in HIV/AIDS Patients -- Gastrointestinal Manifestations of CMV in HIV/AIDS Patients -- Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) in HIV/AIDS Patients -- Herpes Simplex Esophagitis (HE) in HIV/AIDS Patients -- Mycobacteria Avium Complex -- Kaposi's Sarcoma -- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma -- Fungal Infections -- References -- Chapter 10 -- Non-Helicobacter Bacteria of the Gastrointestinal Tract -- Abstract -- Introduction -- 1. Bacteria -- Spore-Forming Gram-Positive-Causing Diarrhea -- Bacillus Cereus Emesis and Diarrhea Syndromes -- Clostridium Perfringens-Associated Gastroenteritis -- Enterobactericiae Family -- E. Coli Infections -- Enterotoxigenic E. Coli (ETEC) -- Enteroinvasive E. Coli (EIEC) -- Enteropathogenic E. Coli (EPEC) -- Enterohemorrhagic E. Coli (EHEC) -- Salmonellosis -- (a) Non-Typhoid Salmonella Infections -- (b) Enteric Fever -- (c) Bacteraemia and Other Extraintestinal Complications -- Shigellosis (Bacillary Dysentery) -- Yersinia -- Enterobacter -- Clostridium-Difficile-Causing Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea -- Staphylococcal Food Poisoning -- Vibrios Cholera -- Campylobacter Jejuni -- Clostridium Botulism -- 2. Human Microbiota -- Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth -- Testing and Treating SIBO -- Induction of Remission -- Maintenance of Remission -- References -- Editor's Contact Information -- Index -- Blank Page.