TABLE 1.

Relevant literature on the Pros and Cons of H. pylori infection.

Argument	Conditions	References
		Title	Citation
Pros	Gastric cancer prevention	Helicobacter pylori: the past, present, and future in management	Kamboj et al., 2017
	Peptic ulcer prevention	Helicobacter pylori: the past, present, and future in management	Kamboj et al., 2017
	Better absorption of drugs in thyroid diseases	Helicobacter pylori infection and drugs malabsorption	Lahner et al., 2014
Cons	Asthma and allergy	Helicobacter pylori in relation to asthma and allergy modified by abdominal obesity: the HUNT study in Norway	Ness-Jensen et al., 2019
	Esophageal cancer	Helicobacter pylori infection and esophageal cancer risk: an updated meta-analysis	Xie et al., 2013
	Barrett’s esophagus	Helicobacter pylori infection and short-segment/long-segment Barrett’s esophagus in a Japanese population: a large cross-sectional study	Usui et al., 2020