In anticipation of the introduction of high modulus materials in the Swiss standards, a research project has been carried out for the evaluation of these bituminous mixtures. These mixtures make possible to reduce rut in base courses. With a temperature of 50°C, three test sections (two with high modulus and one with a reference material for base layer), were built in a building for ALT and wer...

BACKGROUND A diagnosis of H. pylori infection can be made by invasive or non-invasive methods. Several noninvasive diagnostic tests based on the detection of H. pylori stool antigen (HpSA) have been developed. The Genx H. pylori stool antigen card test is a new rapid, non-invasive test that is based on monoclonal immunochromatographic assay. The aim of this study was to determine its sensitivit...

BACKGROUND The use of quadruple therapy for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication is a highly efficacious, gold standard regimen. However, according to a number of studies, this regimen has numerous compliance problems and adverse effects. In the current study we have evaluated the H. pylori eradication rate following a quadruple therapy that included omeprazole, bismuth subcitrate, amoxi...

INTRODUCTION The past decade has witnessed a global rise in the prevalence of peptic ulcer disease which is unrelated to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or Helicobacter pylori infection. Although initially recognized in the West, this disease is being increasingly recognized in the Asian population. The higher risk of bleeding and ulcer recurrence in this subgroup of patients hig...

OBJECTIVE Helicobacter pylori is recognized as a major etiological factor in the pathogenesis of gastritis and peptic ulcer disease. H. Pylori eradication has a failure rate of more than 30% in pediatric patients, particularly because of poor compliance, antibiotic resistance and occurrence of side-effects. This study was aimed to determine whether adding the probiotics to a standard anti-H. py...

Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare standard triple therapy regimen with sequential therapy regimen containing levofloxacin used for the eradication of H. pylori in patients with gastrointestinal infection caused by H. pylori. Methods: This single blind clinical trial study was conducted on 96 patients with positive Rapid Urease Test (RUT) who were referred to the Endoscopy center ...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To investigate the allelic prevalence of resistance to clarithromycin in the DNA of clinical isolates of Helicobacter pylori obtained from biopsy specimens of patients with chronic tonsillitis by Scorpion real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). STUDY DESIGN Pathologic specimens of patients with chronic tonsillitis were used for rapid urease test, and blocks of paraffi...

OBJECTIVES: Current nonendoscopic tests for Helicobacter pylori include antibody tests and the urea breath test. After the administration of C-urea, serum bicarbonate measurement can identify those infected with H. pylori. In this study, our aims were to determine the accuracy of the urea blood test, and to compare the accuracy of the urea blood test with that of rapid urease testing of gastric...