Helicobacter‐negative gastritis: a distinct entity unrelated to Helicobacter pylori infection

Summary Background Helicobacter ‐negative gastritis is diagnosed when no organisms are detected in a gastric mucosa with typical features of Helicobacter gastritis ( Hp ‐gastritis). If Helicobacter ‐negative gastritis consisted mostly of ‘missed’ Helicobacter infections, its prevalence should represent a constant percentage of these infections in a population, and their clinico‐epidemiological features would overlap. Aim To compare the...