“…Sharing plates, glasses, and other utensils with an individual infected with H. pylori can potentially lead to transmission. The bacteria can survive on these surfaces and be transferred to another individual if proper cleaning and disinfection are not followed (Mezmale et al, 2020;She et al, 2023) (Table 1) (Dore et al, 1999;Stevenson et al, 2000;Dore et al, 2001;Fujimura et al, 2002;Turutoglu and Mudul, 2002;Quaglia et al, 2008;Meng et al, 2008;Angelidis et al, 2011;Safaei et al, 2011;Rahimi and Kheirabadi, 2012;Momtaz et al, 2014;Mousavi et al, 2014;Atapoor et al, 2014;Yahaghi et al, 2014;Esmaeiligoudarzi et al, 2015;Talaei et al, 2015;Bianchini et al, 2015;Osman et al, 2015;Abdel-Latif et al, 2016;Saeidi and Sheikhshahrokh, 2016;Hemmatinezhad et al, 2016;Ghorbani et al, 2016;Eldairouty et al, 2016;Gilani et al, 2017;Al-Mashhadany and Mayass, 2017;Khaji et al, 2017;Talimkhani and Mashak, 2017;Ranjbar et al, 2018;Hamada et al, 2018;Elhariri et al, 2018;Guessoum et al, 2018;Mashak et al, 2020;Kareem and Maaly, 2021;Elrais et al, 2022;Al-Shrief and Thabet, 2022;Asadi et al, 2023;…”