title: Helicobacter pylori; histological and cultural correlation in chronic gastritis.
abstract: Seventy seven antral biopsies were collected from patients attending endoscopy clinic at King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia during a period of six months between December 1988 to May 1989. Of these 69 (89.6%) showed chronic gastritis as well as Helicobacter-like organisms (HLOs) in the biopsy specimens while 63 (81.8%) of biopsies grew Helicobacter pylori on culture. These findings indicate a good correlation between the histological diagnosis of chronic gastritis and isolation of H. pylori on culture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mahmood
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Chowdhury
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Ayoola
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Mofleh
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Rashed
authors.forename: F Z
authors.initials: FZ
authors.lastname: Faleh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D005756:Gastritis / Q000382:microbiology*; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011706:Pyloric Antrum / Q000382:microbiology; D012529:Saudi Arabia