Detection of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) by histochemical stains in gastric biopsy comparing to immunohistochemistry

Detection of Helicobacter pylori from Gastric Biopsy Samples by Culture, Polymerase Chain Reaction and Histopathological Methods in Eastern Turkey

The aims of this study were to detect Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) by culture, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and histopathological methods, to determine the prevalence of active H. pylori infection in Elazig Province, East of Turkey and to evaluate the relationship between H. pylori infection and sex. Antrum and corpus samples of 184 Turkish patients (85 male and 99 female, age range 17 to...

[Detection of Helicobacter pylori in gastric biopsy and resection specimens].

AIM To compare the sensitivity of detecting H. pylori in gastric biopsy and resection specimens using modified Giemsa stain and immunohistochemistry, using a commercially available anti-H. pylori antibody (Dako, Denmark). METHODS Gastric antral biopsy specimens showing chronic gastritis (28 cases) together with tissue blocks from gastrectomy specimens for duodenal ulcer (2 cases) were stained...

The Immunohistochemistry and Toluidine Blue Roles for Helicobacter pylori Detection in Patients with Gastritis

Background: Helicobacter pylori, which is associated with many upper gastrointestinal diseases, is found in half of the population of the world. Several special stains and immunohistochemistry stain for H. pylori are available. The need for and usefulness of immunohistochemical (IHC) technique has been debated for years. Toluidine blue is a simple stain for microbiological studies and is easily...

Detection of Helicobacter pylori in hyperemesis

Introduction: Vomiting is one of the most common problems during pregnancy periods which happens in 50% of the pregnant women. Hyperemesis gravidarum is a rare status that 1 out of 500 pregnant women suffer from it. Although the reason of HG is unknown, but several studies indicate a relationship between HG and helicobacter pylori . So the aim of this study was to assess the relation between...

PCR and RFLP Analysis for Identification and Typing of Helicobacter pylori Strains from Gastric Biopsy Specimens