Investigation of the association between glaucoma and Helicobacter pylori infection using the 14C-urea breath test.

Autor:	Tuzcu EA; Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, TR., Aydogan F; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Medical Faculty, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, TR., Motor VK; Department Infectious Diseases, Medical Faculty, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, TR., Ilhan O; Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, TR., Daglıoglu MC; Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, TR., Coskun M; Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, TR., Parlakfikirer N; Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, TR., Keskin U; Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, TR.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia [Arq Bras Oftalmol] 2015 Jul-Aug; Vol. 78 (4), pp. 229-31.
DOI:	10.5935/0004-2749.20150059
Abstrakt:	Purpose: To investigate the association between glaucoma and Helicobacter pylori infection by evaluating for the presence of H. pylori infection in patients with glaucoma using the 14C-urea breath test (14C-UBT). Methods: Using 14C-UBT, H. pylori infection positivity was compared between a group of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma and a control group with normal intraocular pressure and a normal optic disc or normal perimetry. Results: The 14C-UBT was positive in 18 (51.42%) out of 35 patients in the glaucoma group and in 15 (42.85%) out of 35 patients in the control group. H. pylori infection positivity rates were similar between the glaucoma and control groups (p>0.05). Conclusion: According to the 14C-UBT, there is no association between primary open-angle glaucoma and H. pylori infection.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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