BACKGROUND There are insufficient data in the literature on the presence of Helicobacter pylori in tonsil and adenoid tissue of patients with only airway obstruction. This study examined the presence of H. pylori in surgical cases with airway obstruction or recurrent infection. AIMS To investigate the relationship between H. pylori adenotonsillar colonisation and the frequency of adenotonsill...

OBJECTIVE Recurrence of Heliobacter pylori after apparently successful treatment mostly represents resurgence of the infection, rather than a new one. Therefore, the reliability of biopsy-based tests after treatment was investigated. METHODS Four weeks or more after treatment, antral biopsy samples were taken for culture, histology, urease test and polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and a corpu...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate furazolidone, tetracycline and omeprazole as first line therapy for Helicobacter pylori in children with digestive symptoms. METHODS Prospective and consecutive open trial. The study included patients older than 8 years old with functional dyspepsia, functional abdominal pain, severe histological abnormalities (intestinal metaplasia, gastric atrophy or mucosa-associated...

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health issue worldwide especially in developing countries, where the disease is endemic, and effective TB diagnostic as well as treatment-monitoring tools are serious barriers to defeating the disease. Detection of pathogen-specific metabolic pathways offers a potential alternative to current methods, which focus on bacterial growth, bacterial nucl...

PURPOSE To determine the eradication rate of an ultra-short treatment schedule for Helicobacter pylori infection in a population with peptic ulcers, using omeprazole, secnidazole, and azithromycin in a once-daily dose for 3 days. METHODS Thirty patients with peptic ulcer diagnosed by upper endoscopy and for Helicobacter pylori infection by rapid urease test and histologic examination received...