The association of H. Pylori and colorectal adenoma: does it exist in the US Hispanic population?

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), a spiral-shaped pathogenic bacterium found on the human gastric mucosa, was first isolated by Warren and Marshall (1). According to the CDC data, the estimated prevalence of H. pylori infection is 70% in developing countries and 30-40% in the United States and other industrialized countries (2). Seroprevalence of H. pylori increases with age, lower socioeconomic class and race with a higher incidence and prevalence found in Hispanic and African Americans versus Whites (3)