PMID: 9432344Feb 12, 1998Paper

Helicobacter pylori infection among patients with alcoholic and nonalcoholic cirrhosis

Helicobacter
M J SchmulsonD Kershenobich

Abstract

The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in patients with alcoholic and nonalcoholic cirrhosis is uncertain. The present study was aimed at determining the prevalence of H. pylori infection among cirrhotic patients and to explore its relationship to demography, etiology of cirrhosis, and liver function. Thirty-three cirrhotic patients were included. H. pylori infection was determined by the 14C urea breath test (n = 30) and endoscopy with antral biopsy (n = 4). Etiology of cirrhosis was classified as alcoholic or nonalcoholic. The rate of H. pylori infection was related to age, gender, etiology, Child-Pugh grading, portal hypertension, and portal-systemic encephalopathy (PSE). None of the patients received antibiotics for at least the last 3 months. Twelve alcoholic and 21 nonalcoholic cirrhotics, with a median age of 57 years and a male:female ratio of 1:1.4 were studied. Overall H. pylori prevalence was 45.5%. This prevalence varied from 47.1% to 43.8% in those younger and older than the median age, and from 35.7% to 52.6% in men and women, respectively. Fifty percent of alcoholic and 42.9% of nonalcoholic cirrhotics were H. pylori-positive. According to Child-Pugh grading, 69% of grade A, 40% of grade B, and 0% of grade C were ...Continue Reading

References

Aug 1, 1973·The British Journal of Surgery·R N PughR Williams
Nov 1, 1994·Annals of Epidemiology·C La VecchiaE Negri
Apr 1, 1994·Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology·K S SalmelaM Salaspuro
Sep 1, 1996·Helicobacter·A BahnacyL Flautner

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Jun 5, 2003·Digestive and Liver Disease : Official Journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver·A ZulloS Morini
Oct 24, 2002·Hepatology : Official Journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases·Nicola CoppolaPietro Filippini
Jul 19, 2003·Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology·Angelo ZulloSergio Morini
Mar 3, 2006·Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology·Xiong-Zhi Wu, Dan Chen
Dec 20, 2007·Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo·Tamara AlempijevićSlobodan Krstić
Nov 9, 2007·Digestive Diseases and Sciences·Sharad SharmaNicolas Jabbour
Mar 28, 2008·The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine·Dong Joon KimChoong Kee Park
Jan 6, 2016·World Journal of Hepatology·Elizabeth Ma Rabelo-GonçalvesJosé Mr Zeitune
Jan 12, 2019·International Journal of Hepatology·Hailemichael Desalegn MekonnenPeter R Galle

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Antifungals (ASM)

An antifungal, also known as an antimycotic medication, is a pharmaceutical fungicide or fungistatic used to treat and prevent mycosis such as athlete's foot, ringworm, candidiasis, cryptococcal meningitis, and others. Discover the latest research on antifungals here.

Antifungals

An antifungal, also known as an antimycotic medication, is a pharmaceutical fungicide or fungistatic used to treat and prevent mycosis such as athlete's foot, ringworm, candidiasis, cryptococcal meningitis, and others. Discover the latest research on antifungals here.