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- Title
PREVALENCE OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION IN PATIENTS WITH PORTAL HYPERTENSION.
- Authors
Chaudhary, Shatdal; Rahi, Altaban; Shah, Anita; Shahi, Aakpsh; Gupta, Badri Kumar; Jaiswal, Niraj Kumar
- Abstract
INTRODUCTION Helicobacter pylori (II. pylori) is a microaerophile gram-negative bacillus which is found mainly on ihe surface of mucous membrane of Ihe prepyloric pari of the stomach. Il is found lo be infecting approximately 50% of world population. In patients with liver cirrhosis, the prevalence ofH, pylori is variable. A high incidence ofH, pylori colonization has been found in portal hypertension; especially in those with gastric erosion. This study was doneto find out the prevalence ofH pylori infection in patients with portal hypertension at Universal College of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Nepal. MATERIAL AND METHODS Il was a hospital based cross sectional observational study. All the consecutive patients aged more than 16 years, {resented with portal hypertension who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were included in the study. The study period was from 1" September 2015 to 31" August 2016. The upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was done in all cases and mucosal biopsy was taken. II. pylori infection was diagnosed by using rapid urease test. RESULTS During the study period, 71 patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria and were included in Ihe analysis. The majority of the patients 21 (29.6%) were between 51-60 years age group. There were more male (78.9%) then female (21.1%). The mean age of study population was 50.85 * 12.47 years. Among the study population, rapid urease test was positive in 70.4% (n=50) patients. CONCLUSION The prevalence of H.pylori infect ion was seen in 70.4% of the patients suffering with portal hypertension.
- Subjects
HELICOBACTER pylori infections; HELICOBACTER diseases; HELICOBACTER pylori; PORTAL hypertension; MUCOUS membranes; CIRRHOSIS of the liver
- Publication
Journal of Universal College of Medical Sciences, 2018, Vol 6, Issue 2, p16
- ISSN
2091-2846
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3126/jucms.v6i2.22470