OBJECTIVE Gallstone disease is a common surgical ailment. Helicobacter pylori has a role in upper gastrointestinal disorders, including gallstones. This study aimed to determine the association of H. pylori with gallstones, so developing a preventative strategy for gallstone formations. PATIENTS AND METHODS A prospective study was conducted on 95 patients referred to the surgical clinic of Al...

background: alkyl hydroperoxide reductase (ahpc) of helicobacter pylori is considered as a diagnostic antigen. there­fore, this antigen can be used to detect h. pylori infection by stool immunoassays such as elisa. the aim of this study was to simplify the ahpc protein purification procedures. methods: for whole cell protein extraction, the bacterial cells were ruptured by octly-β-d glucopyrano...

background: helicobacter pylori infection is one of the most common chronic bacterial infections. there is challenge on the real rate of prevalence of h. pylori in diabetic patients. this study was done to assess the prevalence of h. pylori infection in children suffering from type 1 insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. methods: in this case-control study, 80 diabetic patients (as the target gr...

BACKGROUND A number of noninvasive diagnostic tests are available to detect Helicobacter pylori infection. Data on serologic testing of children are lacking, however, and thus it remains unclear whether the serology cutoff points used for adults are appropriate for children. METHODS Serum and stool samples were obtained from 73 children who visited 5 hospitals in Japan between March 1993 and ...

introduction: helicobacter pylori infection has various clinical features. one of the most common presentations of this infection is upper abdominal pain. complications such as gastritis, gastric ulcer, gastric carcinoma and malt lymphoma mandate early diagnosis of h.p infection by a low cost and non invasive manner. the aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic role of h.p stool antigen...

The [(13)C]urea breath test ((13)C-UBT) and Helicobacter pylori stool antigen test (HpSA) for the diagnosis of H. pylori infection in children were validated. The sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values were 93.8, 99.1, 97.8, and 98.0%, respectively, for the (13)C-UBT and 96.9, 100, 100, and 98.0%, respectively, for HpSA. Both tests are appropriate for diagnosing H...

Abstract Background Although some investigators have confirmed the association between H . pylori and chronic ITP in adults, studies pediatric patients are still few produced conflicting results. The study was carried out to detect prevalence of among children investigate impact treatment H. infection on platelet count response. Results 63%. statistically significantly higher stool antigen (HpS...

BACKGROUND The aetiology of chronic urticaria is usually considered idiopathic. There is a paucity of research both on the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in the aetiology of chronic spontaneous urticaria (CU) in children and also on which patients H. pylori should be investigated. METHODS All paediatric and adult patients who presented to the allergy outpatient clinic due to CU b...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Invasive and non-invasive techniques are used to diagnose H. pylori infection. Some factors influence the choice of a diagnostic test, such as the sensitivity and specificity of the tests, the clinical circumstances and the cost-effectiveness of the testing strategy. The aim of this study was to reveal the relationship between different H. pylori infection diagnosis me...