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Helicobacter pyloriinfection and its association with anemia among adult dyspeptic patients attending Butajira Hospital, Ethiopia

BACKGROUND Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with anemia. Understanding the magnitude of H. pylori infection and its association with anemia is important in the management of anemic patients. The aim of this study was to assess the association between H. pylori infection and anemia among dyspeptic patients. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in Butajira Hospital, Southern...

The urea breath test for Helicobacter pylori.

The Helicobacter pylori breath test: a surrogate marker for peptic ulcer disease in dyspeptic patients.

BACKGROUND There is interest in noninvasive H pylori testing as a means of predicting diagnosis and determining management in dyspeptic patients. AIMS To assess the value of the 14C urea breath test as a predictor of peptic ulcer disease in patients presenting with dyspepsia. PATIENTS AND METHODS 327 consecutive patients referred for investigation of dyspepsia had a 14C urea breath test per...

Low dose capsule based 13c-urea breath test compared with the conventional 13c-urea breath test and invasive tests.

CONTEXT One of the limitations of 13C-urea breath test for Helicobacter pylori infection diagnosis in Brazil is the substrate acquisition in capsule presentation. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to evaluate a capsule-based 13C-urea, manipulated by the Pharmacy Division, for the clinical practice. METHODS Fifty patients underwent the conventional and the capsule breath test. Samples...

Gender differences in memory test performance among children and adolescents.

Gender differences among children and adolescents were examined on 14 separate measures of short-term memory. A nationally stratified sample of 1,279 children and adolescents, 637 males and 642 females, ranging in age between 5 and 19 years, were assessed on the 14 subtests of the Test of Memory and Learning (TOMAL). Factor structure of the TOMAL was determined to be invariant as a function of ...