[Relationship between helicobacter pylori infection and cirrhosis of liver].
Twenty-five (71.4%) of 35 cirrhotic patients were infected with Helicobacter pylori (Hp), compared with 21 (65.6%) of 32 patients with gastric or duodenal diseases (P > 0.05). The Hp infection rate in patients with liver lesion was higher than that of patients without liver lesion (79.3% and 33.3%, respectively). Ten (83.3%) of 12 patients with hepatic encephalopathy were infected with Hp, compared with 15 (65.2%) of 23 patients without hepatic encephalopathy. The cirrhotic patients have a high Hp infection rate and those infected are at higher risk for hepatic encephalopathy.
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Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Hunan Medical University, Changsha 410013.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged