The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection was assessed in a randomly selected sample of individuals from low-income community in Fortaleza, Northeastern Brazil. Overall, 384 out of 610 participants (62.9%) were H. pylori positive. A 47.5% infection rate was found in subjects aged six months to 10 years old, increased to 73.3% in subjects aged 11-20 years and then continued to increase wit...

1. Gessner BD, Baggett HC, Muth PT, et al. A controlled, household-randomized controlled open-label trial of the effect that treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection has on iron deficiency among children in rural Alaska. J Infect Dis 2006; 193:537–46. 2. Gessner BD, Bruce MG, Parkinson AJ, et al. A randomized trial of triple therapy for pediatric Helicobacter pylori infection and risk factors...

prior investigators demonstrated helicobacter pylori as a risk factor of liver diseases. in this study association between h. pylori and hepatocellular carcinoma was investigated. patients and methods totally, 59 specimens of liver were collected from two health care centers affiliated to shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, including 22 specimens of hepatocellular carcinoma, 18 spec...

purpose: to compare the prevalence of glaucoma among peptic ulcer patients with or without helicobacter pylori infection. methods: among 352 patients with an indication of gasterointestinal endoscopy for peptic problems, 120 patients in 18-88 years of age were included for evaluation of glaucoma. according to the results of histopathologic and urease test, they were divided into two groups: hel...

Background: Sudden Sensori-neural Hearing Loss (SSHL) is an abrupt failure of the cochlear function of unknown etiology. Possible causes include chronic infections leading to increased systemic levels of cytokines, which could damage the cochlear pumps H+, K+and Na+, K+ATPases. Helicobacter pylori infection stimulates systemic cytokine production. Proton pumps in cochlea and stomach are almost ...

aim : to evaluate the possible long-term effects of helicobacter pylori infection on hemoglobin a1c and fasting blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes. background : helicobacter pylori causes the gastrointestinal tract inflammation, which it plays an important role in distortion of glucose and lipids absorption that altered lipid metabolism and energy harvesting and develops type 2...

Previous studies indicated that food consumption was associated with Helicobacter pylori infection, but no study has yet investigated the association between Helicobacter pylori infection and dietary patterns. The aim of this study was to evaluate the associations between Helicobacter pylori infection and dietary patterns in Tianjin, China. The final cross-sectional study population comprised 1...

School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University and Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei. Received: 9 September 2001. Revised: 31 October 2001. Accepted: 4 December 2001. Reprint requests and correspondence to: Dr. Chia-Long Lee, Cathay General Hospital, 280, Section 4, Jen-Ai Road, Taipei, Taiwan. Presented in part at the 13th Internation...