Study of Campylobacter Pylori in Diabetic Patients

Gastric antral biopsies were obtained from 40 insulin-dependent diabetics (IDDM) and non insulin dependent diabetics (NIDDD) in Kasr El Eini hospital (13 males and 27 females). Endoscopy showed that 47.5% of the patients have normal endoscopic appearance. Antral gastritis was present in 47.5%, oesophagitis in 15% and duodenitis in 12.5% of patients. Campylobacter pylori were isolated from the antral mucosa of 22.5% of the patients. 15.8% of these patients have normal endoscopic findings. 31.6% of patients have gastritis. No Campylobacter pylori were isolated from biopsies obtained from patients having only duodenitis. No significant difference in prevalence of Campylobacter pylori was found between the two groups of diabetes. Candida albicuns were isolated more frequently from antral gastric biopsies than Campylobacter pylori.