Glaucoma is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by retinal ganglion cell degeneration. Although glaucoma is prevalent worldwide, its etiopathogenesis remains incompletely understood. Increased intraocular pressure (IOP) is the most frequently implied cause for retinal ganglion cell degeneration. Recent studies show that cytokines, impaired ocular blood flow, and structural changes in bloo...

BACKGROUND Guidelines for management of peptic ulcer patients after the treatment are largely directed to detection of H. pylori infection using only non-invasive tests. We compared the diagnostic value of non-invasive and endoscopy based H. pylori tests in a late post-treatment setting. METHODS Altogether 34 patients with dyspeptic complaints were referred for gastroscopy 5 years after the t...

BACKGROUND A rapid, reliable, and sufficiently accurate test for diagnosing Helicobacter pylori infection is required for screening dyspeptic patients before a referral for endoscopy. The purpose of this article is two-fold: first, to evaluate the accuracy of a one-step H. pylori saliva antigen (HPS) test; and second, to compare noninvasive and invasive H. pylori tests in Taiwanese population. ...

The aim of the present study was to describe the temperature of the different portions of the female genital tract and their relation to rectal temperature and to investigate the effect of steroid hormones profiles on these variables over the estrous cycle in cattle. Four nonpregnant Japanese Black cows were investigated daily over two successive estrous cycles using a digital thermometer with ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess clinical factors associated with Helicobacter pylori positivity and to evaluate the incidence of gastric carcinoma in first-degree family members of infected patients. A total of 580 patients (mean age:38±17) with gastrointestinal complaints underwent C-14 urea breath test (UBT). Patients were grouped as: Group-1, untreated patients (n:384); and Gr...

Background: Helicobacter pylori non-invasive detection methods are commonly used with test selection dependant on access and previous infection. Stool antigen testing (SAT) is to detect active infection for ease of sample collection. This study focussed the age group trends eradication screening. Methods: retrospective cohort quantitative based 20,998 tests including SAT, urea breath (UBT) or H...

BACKGROUND Helicobacter pylori eradication with clarithromycin is more expensive than with azithromycin. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of these two antibiotics in eradicating H. pylori in hemodialysis (HD) patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS This is a prospective, randomized, double-blinded clinical trial analysis of HD patients. Patients who had dyspepsia and showed p...