INTRODUCTION Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) a spiral-shaped, Gram negative bacterium found on the luminal surface of the gastric epithelium, was first isolated in 1983 (1). H. pylori infection is the most common chronic human bacterial infection (2). Its prevalence increases with lower socioeconomic class and older age, so its geographic distribution is markedly variable (3). H. pylori infects...

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) which colonizes the stomach can cause a wide array of gastric disorders, including chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer, and gastric cancer. Recently, accumulating evidence has implicated H. pylori infection in extragastrointestinal diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, neurological disorders, and metabolic diseases. At the same time, many scholars have noted the ...

OBJECTIVES YKL-40 has been demonstrated to be related to atherosclerosis, but its role in predicting plaque status and the outcome of carotid atherosclerosis (CAS) caused by CagA-positive Helicobacter pylori remains unclear. This study was aimed to investigate the role of YKL-40 in predicting the outcome of carotid atherosclerosis with CagA-positive Helicobacter pylori infection. METHODS The ...

BACKGROUND Whether Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with diabetic gastroparesis (DGP) is unclear. This study aimed to investigate the potential correlation between H. pylori infection and DGP. METHODS In this study, 163 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and 175 nondiabetic patients who were treated in our department were divided into DGP, simple diabetes, non-DGP (NDG), and no...

See the article "Eradication of Helicobacter pylori Infection Using 7-day PCR-based Tailored Therapy" on page 125.

helicobacter pylori infection is among the most prevalent infections in the world involving more than half the adult population. h. pylori infection results in active chronic gastritis, peptic ulcers and enhances the risk of gastric malignancies. it is of utmost importance to prevent h. pylori infection particularly in highly prevalent countries including iran. the urease holoenzyme produced by...

OBJECTIVES A number of studies have evaluated Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in the Caribbean. However to date there is no available epidemiological data on its occurrence in the Bahamas. Therefore, we determined the seroprevalence of H. pylori in a healthy adult population in Nassau, Bahamas. METHODS A prevalence study was conducted using volunteer blood donors to the blood bank a...

introduction: helicobacter pylori (h. pylori) is suggested to play a role in dyspepsia. the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of h. pylori, in dyspeptic patients. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on 850 patients with dyspepsia in iran (2006-2007). the patients were selected using convenience sampling method. data was collected using rome iii criteria questionnaire....

The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection was studied in 138 patients with dyspepsia in a hospital in Nakuru, Kenya, and in 138 asymptomatic sex- and age-matched controls from the same population. Anti-H. pylori immunoglobulin (Ig) G was more prevalent in dyspeptic than asymptomatic persons (71% vs. 51%), particularly those <30 years old (71% vs. 38%). H. pylori seropositivity was associa...