BACKGROUND The possible role of Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection in extra-intestinal diseases has been suggested. The main purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of infection with HP in two groups of patients with epilepsy: patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) and patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), compared to healthy controls. METHODS In this cross-sec...

AIM To evaluate the effect of a probiotic, Lactobacillus acidophilus LB (LB), or a synbiotic, Saccharomyces boulardii plus inulin (SbI), on Helicobacter pylori (Hp) colonization in children. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A clinical trial was carried out in a school from a low socio-economic area of Santiago. Two hundred and fifty-four asymptomatic children (8.40+/-1.62 y) were screened for Hp by the (...

Nitazoxanide (NTZ) is an antibiotic with microbiological characteristics similar to those of metronidazole but without an apparent problem of resistance. The aim of this study was the prospective evaluation of NTZ given as a single agent in the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection. Twenty culture-positive patients with dyspepsia who had previously failed at least one course of H. pylori e...

BACKGROUND Helicobacter pylori infection is the most common gastrointestinal bacterial disease worldwide. Although using culture is considered as the golden standard method for diagnosis of H. pylori infection, urea breath test is a notable alternative method because it is an easy, quick, and non-invasive approach. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of H. pylori infection in p...

although triple (omeprazole, amoxicillin, and metronidazole) and quadruple (omeprazole, tetracycline, metronidazole, and bismuth subcitrate) therapeutic regimens for h. pylori eradication has been studied much in the general population, there is a lack of data in renal transplanted patients. so, this study aimed at comparing regimens in these patients who were considered being immunocompromised...

Helicobacter pylori infection is endemic in Korea, and serology testing is widely performed. The aim of this study was to validate and compare the diagnostic accuracy of Korean and Western serological assays for H. pylori detection in Korean adults. The 114 Korean adults who visited our centre over a 6-month period for the evaluation of H. pylori infection using the urea breath test (UBT) were ...

BACKGROUND & AIMS We investigated whether serum levels of pepsinogen (sPG)I and sPGII, the ratio of sPGI to sPGII, or serum levels of gastrin-17 (sG17), can be used to assess eradication of Helicobacter Pylori 8 weeks after treatment. METHODS We performed a prospective study of 228 consecutive patients with H pylori infections. At the start of the trial (baseline), patients were assessed usin...

INTRODUCTION Recent studies found that Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection plays a role in cardiometabolic disorders. The objective of this study was to assess the association between H. pylori infection and overweight or obesity in a Chinese population. METHODOLOGY A cross-sectional analysis using data from the subjects who underwent a health examination between January 2010 and June 2...