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ADDENDUM Since this investigation was completed, an asso-ciation between C. pylori and Barrett's esophagus has been reported by others in retrospective studies.1-3 These studies suggested that esophageal C. pylori organisms are not found in the absence of gastric C. pylori?2 One investigation found no association between C. pylori and esophageal inflammation except at the level of the lower esophageal sphincter,1 in contrast with the other reports.2,3

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3. Hazell SL, Carrick J, Lee A: Campylobacter pylori can infect the oesophagus when gastric tissue is present (ab-stract). Gastroenterology 94:A178,1988