Preface

This edited volume is a collection of reviewed and relevant research chapters concerning developments within the gastritis—new approaches and treatments field of study. The book includes scholarly contributions by various authors and is edited by a group of experts pertinent to gastritis, gastric carcinogenesis, and new approaches in diagnoses and treatments. Each contribution comes as a separate chapter complete in itself but directly related to the book's topics and objectives.

The book is divided into three sections: *Helicobacter pylori*: *General Comments*, *Diversity of Treatments for H. pylori Infection Worldwide*, and *Autoimmune Gastritis*.

The section *Helicobacter pylori*: *General Comments* includes chapters dealing with *Helicobacter pylori* Infection and *Helicobacter pylori*: A Pathogen of Ample Risk to Health.

The following section, *Diversity of Treatments for H. pylori Infection Worldwide*, includes Development of a Novel Antibacterial Medicine that Targets a Characteristic Lipid of the Cell Membranes of Helicobacter pylori, Pharmacotherapy of Peptic Ulcer Disease and Latest Research, and Gastritis Treated by Chinese Medicine.

Current View on Autoimmune Gastritis is included in the last section of this book, *Autoimmune Gastritis*.

The target audience comprises scholars and specialists in the field.

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Section 1

*Helicobacter pylori*: General

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