Reviewer's report
Title:Chronic gastritis in China: a national multi-center survey
Version:2Date:6 January 2014
Reviewer: Yeong Yeh Lee
Reviewer's report:
Reviewer’s report
Discretionary revisions
It is much appreciated for authors to respond to all the queries meticulously. I
totally agree with authors, in the discussion section, that endoscopic appearance
and histology of chronic gastritis are not ideal for precancerous lesions and
perhaps other biomarkers may then be helpful including genetic markers, for
example Maran S et al. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19: 3615-22., even though
the work is still preliminary. I also agree with authors that eradication of H. pylori
in chronic gastritis is still controversial. On the other hand, a “good H. pylori is a
dead one”, and this has some support from literatures as well as epidemiological
evidence, for example Lee YY et al. Helicobacter 2013; 338-46. These are
interesting points to be considered for discussion in the paper.
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests
Reviewer's report
Title:Chronic gastritis in China: a national multi-center survey
Version:2Date:6 January 2014
Reviewer: Yeong Yeh Lee
Reviewer's report:
Reviewer’s report
Discretionary revisions
It is much appreciated for authors to respond to all the queries meticulously. I
totally agree with authors, in the discussion section, that endoscopic appearance
and histology of chronic gastritis are not ideal for precancerous lesions and
perhaps other biomarkers may then be helpful including genetic markers, for
example Maran S et al. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19: 3615-22., even though
the work is still preliminary. I also agree with authors that eradication of H. pylori
in chronic gastritis is still controversial. On the other hand, a “good H. pylori is a
dead one”, and this has some support from literatures as well as epidemiological
evidence, for example Lee YY et al. Helicobacter 2013; 338-46. These are
interesting points to be considered for discussion in the paper.
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests
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Reviewer's report
Title:Chronic gastritis in China: a national multi-center survey
Version:2Date:6 January 2014
Reviewer: Yeong Yeh Lee
Reviewer's report:
Reviewer’s report
Discretionary revisions
It is much appreciated for authors to respond to all the queries meticulously. I
totally agree with authors, in the discussion section, that endoscopic appearance
and histology of chronic gastritis are not ideal for precancerous lesions and
perhaps other biomarkers may then be helpful including genetic markers, for
example Maran S et al. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19: 3615-22., even though
the work is still preliminary. I also agree with authors that eradication of H. pylori
in chronic gastritis is still controversial. On the other hand, a “good H. pylori is a
dead one”, and this has some support from literatures as well as epidemiological
evidence, for example Lee YY et al. Helicobacter 2013; 338-46. These are
interesting points to be considered for discussion in the paper.
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests
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