BACKGROUND Atrophic gastritis is a precancerous condition, which can be diagnosed by several methods. However, there is no consensus for the standard method. The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlations among endoscopic, histologic, and serologic findings for the diagnosis of atrophic gastritis. METHODS From March 2003 to August 2013, a total of 2,558 subjects were enrolled. Endosco...

BACKGROUND Atrophic gastritis has been shown to be one of the long term sequelae of Helicobacter pylori infection. AIMS To determine the prevalence of atrophic gastritis in outpatients, to study the accuracy of serological methods for revealing atrophy, and to define the association of H pylori infection with atrophic gastritis in these patients. PATIENTS/METHODS A total of 207 consecutive ...

Many preparations have been used for the local treatment of trichomonas vaginitis and the immediate response to many of them has been satisfactory. Unfortunately, recurrence of infection has occurred in a high proportion of the cases and the problem of satisfactory treatment remains unsolved. Local application of the pentavalent arsenical " acetarsol " is accepted by most clinicians as the trea...

conclusions the findings show fluconazole -resistance in c. albicans isolates with overexpression of pir1p. results in the 52 isolates, 49 (94%) were resistant to fluconazole. overexpression of pir1 gene was detected in 47 (96%) fluconazole-resistant c. albicans isolates. patients and methods a total of 52l vaginal samples were obtained from the females with c. albicans vaginitis. the azole sus...

Serum pepsinogen I and II levels have recently become popular as indicators of atrophic gastritis in epidemiological studies. Previous studies show a significant association between serum pepsinogen levels and endoscopically diagnosed atrophic gastritis. This study assesses the level of agreement between the degree of atrophic gastritis as assessed by endoscopic examination and by serum pepsino...