Prevalence de l'helicobacter pylori en Tunisie chez des temoins asymptomatiques, et au cours de la dyspepsie non ulcereuse et de l'ulcere duodenal etude prospective de 183 cas

We studied the prevalence of Helicobacter Pylori infection [H.P] on antral gastric mucosa samples in 183 patients, divided in 3 categories: 50 asymptomatic controles, 75 patients with non ulcerous dyspepsia and 58 with duodenal ulcus. Our diagnosis criteria for gastric mucosal colonisation with this microorganism were a positive culture, or two positive results positive hospitalogic examination with a direct examen and/or a positive serology. The infection incidence was 62% in symptomatic controles, 52% in non ulcerous dyspepesia and 78% in duodenal ulcus. A chronic gastritis is often associated with a H.P. infection [94 to 96%]