Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in benign gastric ulcers in a cohort of Sri Lankan patients

The Ceylon Medical Journal
S WijetungeK B Galketiya

Abstract

Helicobacter pylori prevalence is decreasing globally and prevalence of non H. pylori gastric ulcers is increasing. The following study was conducted to assess the prevalence of H. pylori in benign gastric ulcers in a sample of Sri Lankan patients. This was a cross-sectional study of 59 dyspeptic patients with benign gastric ulcers. Multiple endoscopic gastric biopsies were obtained and histology, immunohistochemistry and polymerase chain reaction were performed for H. pylori detection. An immunochromatography assay was performed to detect blood anti H. pylori antibodies. Four (6.8%) were positive for H. pylori. Therefore, it is likely that most benign gastric ulcers are of non-H. pylori aetiology.

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Aug 9, 2017·World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG·Vasiliy Ivanovich Reshetnyak, Tatiana Magomedalievna Reshetnyak

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