| Autor: |
Feteih R, Abdel-Salam M, Jamjoom H, Akbar H |
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Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal; nov/dic2009, Vol. 15 Issue 6, p1371-1378, 8p |
| Abstrakt: |
In this study, endoscopy patients with and without chronic liver disease (CLD) were examined and tested for Helicobacter pylori infection by detecting the presence of serum and salivary anti-H. pylori antibody. The validity of these measures was compared with Campylobacter-like organism analysis (gold standard) performed on patients requiring gastric biopsy. Among 114 patients with CLD and 50 without, the commonest endoscopy diagnosis was gastritis (27.2%). Salivary H. pylori positivity was significantly associated with older age. Salivary anti-H. pylori antibody positivity showed low sensitivity (36.6%) and high specificity (75.8%) in CLD patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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