The occupational risk of Helicobacter pylori infection: a systematic review

Kheyre, Hassan; Morais, Samantha; Ferro, Ana; Costa, Ana Rute; Norton, Pedro; Lunet, Nuno; Peleteiro, Bárbara

doi:10.1007/s00420-018-1315-6

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“…18 Lack of an adequate control group was found to be the main limitation of the occupational studies; therefore, a significant impact of the social background, in addition to the particular profession, cannot be excluded. 18 Lack of an adequate control group was found to be the main limitation of the occupational studies; therefore, a significant impact of the social background, in addition to the particular profession, cannot be excluded.…”

Section: Occupational Risk Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Other professions with a higher risk of H pylori infection included agricultural, forestry, and fishery, as well as sewage workers, miners, and workers at institutions for the intellectually disabled. 18 Lack of an adequate control group was found to be the main limitation of the occupational studies; therefore, a significant impact of the social background, in addition to the particular profession, cannot be excluded.…”

Section: Occupational Risk Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Review: Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori infection

et al. 2019

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This review summarizes recent publications on the epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori. Two major systemic analyses, from Malaysia and Ethiopia, were published. The Brazilian Consensus Conference has stated that H pylori infection is an infectious disease with an indication for antimicrobial therapy. A continuous decrease in H pylori prevalence was reported from many regions worldwide, including Korea, China, Iran, and Austria. A cross‐sectional H pylori prevalence study conducted in the United Arab Emirates found 41% prevalence in a group of healthy children and adults. Several studies from Asia addressed H pylori prevalence in adults undergoing regular checkup. The largest of such studies, performed in Korea, involved 24 471 subjects and reported 41.5% seroprevalence. A relatively smaller study from East China on 3252 subjects reported 27.5% prevalence. In contrast, a study from Spain reported 87.2% seroprevalence. A report on the association between smoking and H pylori seropositivity was published on behalf of the Stomach Cancer Pooling (StoP) Project—a consortium of epidemiological studies of gastric cancer. Also, other potential risk factors, including occupational risk factors, water supply, and food were analyzed. Gastroesophageal reflux and sexual partners has been associated with a higher risk for H pylori acquisition, and gut microbiota was suggested to play a role in intrafamilial transmission of H pylori. Finally, in a few studies (from Mexico and Japan), the catalytic model for predicting the potential risk of acquiring H pylori infection in the future was used. As anticipated, a further decline in H pylori‐related disease was demonstrated by applying the modeling.

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Section: Occupational Risk Factorsmentioning

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Section: Occupational Risk Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Review: Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori infection

et al. 2019

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“…Occupational interactions is a well-known determinant of infectious disease transmission, [8][9][10] which explains why during the COVID-19 pandemic, several countries encouraged remote working as one of the strategies for containing the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. However, not all types of work can be performed remotely.…”

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Occupation and COVID-19 diagnosis, hospitalisation and ICU admission among foreign-born and Swedish-born employees: a register-based study

Nwaru

Santosa

Franzén

et al. 2022

J Epidemiol Community Health

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BackgroundResearch on occupation and risk of COVID-19 among foreign-born workers is lacking. We investigated whether working in essential occupations was associated with COVID-19 diagnosis, hospitalisation and intensive care unit (ICU) admission and whether foreign-born workers in similar occupations as Swedish-born individuals had a higher risk of the studied outcomes.MethodsOccupational data (2018–2019) of 326 052 employees (20–65 years) who were resident in Sweden as of 1 January 2020 were linked to COVID-19 data registered from 1 January 2020 to 28 February 2021. We analysed the risk of COVID-19 outcomes in different occupational groups and in four immigrant/occupation intersectional groups using Cox proportional hazards regression with adjustments for sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics and pre-existing comorbidities.ResultsWe identified 29797, 1069 and 152 cases of COVID-19 diagnosis, hospitalisations and ICU admissions, respectively, in our cohort. Workers in essential occupations had an elevated risk of COVID-19 diagnosis, hospitalisation, and ICU admissions. Healthcare workers had a higher risk of all the outcomes compared with other essential workers. Relative to Swedish-born workers in non-essential occupations, foreign-born workers in essential occupations had 1.85 (95% CI 1.78 to 1.93), 3.80 (95% CI 3.17 to 4.55) and 3.79 (95% CI 2.33 to 6.14) times higher risk of COVID-19 diagnosis, hospitalisation and ICU admission, respectively. The corresponding risks among Swedish-born workers in essential occupations were 1.44 (95% CI 1.40 to 1.49), 1.30 (95% CI 1.08 to 1.56) and 1.46 (95% CI 0.90 to 2.38).ConclusionOccupation was associated with COVID-19 outcomes and contributed to the burden of COVID-19 among foreign-born individuals in this study.

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“…Occupation is a risk factor for Hp infection. A systematic review of 98 studies identified several high-risk occupational categories, including health professionals, especially among those working in gastrointestinal units, agricultural, forestry and fishery workers, as well as sewage workers, miners, and workers at institutions for the intellectually disabled ( Kheyre et al, 2018 ).…”

Section: Screening Working Populations For Helicobacter Pylorimentioning

confidence: 99%