Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Degree of Master of Technology: Biological Sciences, ML Sultan Technikon, 1999. / Today, the number one income-generating drugs are remedies prescribed for gastric disorders, in particular dyspepsia. These clinical conditions have a multi-faceted aetiology and pathology of dysfunction. One likely causal factor is the entero-pathogen Helicobacter pylori. It has been shown to be more than just a commensal related to gastric diseases like dyspepsia (80-90% incidence) and duodenal ulcer sufferers (100% incidence), with a total estimated world-wide population infection of 50%. The current therapy offered to dyspepsia sufferers is a triple regimen of an anti-bacterial, an Ir proton-pump inhibitor, and bismuth colloidal salts. / M
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:dut/oai:ir.dut.ac.za:10321/2779 |
| Date | January 1999 |
| Creators | Naidoo, Strinivasen |
| Contributors | Bhoola, K. D. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 291 p |
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