Association of Helicobacter pylori with acid peptic disease in Karachi.
The prevalence of H. pylori infection in 200 dyspeptic patients undergoing upper G.I. endoscopy was investigated by histology and rapid urease test. H. pylori was associated with 86% cases of chronic gastritis, 84.6% cases of duodenal ulcers and 78.5% of gastric ulcers. None of the 15 histologically normal gastric biopsies showed H. pylori.
Kazi
J I
JI
Department of Pathology, Basic Medical Sciences Institute, Karachi.
Jafarey
N A
NA
Alam
S M
SM
Zuberi
S J
SJ
Kazi
A M
AM
Qureshi
H
H
Ahmed
W
W
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004415:Dyspepsia / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005756:Gastritis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies