title: Investigation of Helicobacter pylori colonization in adenotonsillectomy specimens by means of the CLO test.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Investigation of Helicobacter pylori (HP) colonization in adenoid and tonsil tissues by using the CLO (Campylobacter-like organism) test.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective clinical study. Included in the study were 19 patients aged 4 to 38 who had undergone an adenoidectomy, tonsillectomy, or adenotonsillectomy procedure under local or general anesthesia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Tissue pieces with diameters of 2 mm, which had been obtained from each adenoid and tonsil specimens in the early postoperative stage, were placed in kits specially prepared for HP (CLO test). Color changes were noted after 20 minutes and after periods of 1, 3, and 24 hours.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eleven (57.89%) of the 19 patients included in the study were shown to be HP positive, and 8 (42.11%) were negative, regardless of the type of specimen.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It was shown that there was a high rate of HP colonization in tonsil and adenoid tissues.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Unver
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kubilay
authors.forename: O S
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Sezen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Coskuner
mesh_terms: D000233:Adenoidectomy; D000234:Adenoids / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014068:Tonsillectomy