Screening for the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection among dyspeptic patients using simple fecal antigen and serum antibody diagnostic methods at Mukalla city Hospitals, Hadhramout, Yemen
| Autor: | Eidha Ali Bin-Hameed, Huda Mohammed Barajash |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Helicobacter pylori infection Diagnostic methods biology medicine.drug_class business.industry Antibiotics Heartburn Plant Science Helicobacter pylori biology.organism_classification Microbiology Gastroenterology Infectious Diseases Antigen Internal medicine medicine biology.protein medicine.symptom Antibody business Feces |
| Zdroj: | African Journal of Microbiology Research. 15:325-333 |
| ISSN: | 1996-0808 |
| Popis: | Helicobacter pylori is the most common infection in the world, and the most main causes of dyspepsia are related to H. pylori infection. In that respect, several non-invasive methods for the diagnosis of H. pylori infection were utilized. The current study aimed to determine the prevalence of H. pylori infection and its associated variables among dyspeptic patients in Mukalla city, Hadhramout-Yemen during a period from February to September 2018. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among 100 suspected dyspeptic patients. Data regarding to associated variables were collected using a structured questionnaire, and the samples of feces and serum were collected and screened for H. pylori by rapid diagnostic immunochromatographic assays for antigen and antibody. Data was analyzed using SPSS statistical software version 20 and a P value |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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