Is H Pylori Contagious Even If It Has Been Treated With Antibiotics?

Posted on Fri, 19 Oct 2012

Question: Is H Pylori contagious after it has been treated with antibiotics? Or can you no longer pass it on once you have been cured? Would it still be present in saliva? Does this mean that you could never kiss anyone again.

Answered by Dr. Ajit Naniksingh Kukreja (45 hours later)

Hi XXXXXX

Thanks for posting your query

Yes there is enough data to suggest that H Pylori is contagious as it runs in to families and is common in crowded areas with people suffering from H Pylori

The mode of spread though remains unclear

So for that reason it is difficult to say if it will be present in Saliva and will spread with kissing

Hope this clears your doubts
If not do write back
Wishing you a healthy life

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar