Salivary anti-Helicobacter pylori positivity among endoscopy patients with chronic liver disease
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2009; 15 (6): 1371-1378
in English
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| ID: emr-157447
ABSTRACT
In this study, endoscopy patients with and without chronic liver disease [CLD] were examined and tested for Helicobacter pylori infection by detecting the presence of serum and salivary anti-H. pylori antibody. The validity of these measures was compared with Campylobacter-like organism analysis [gold standard] performed on patients requiring gastric biopsy. Among 114 patients with CLD and 50 without, the commonest endoscopy diagnosis was gastritis [27.2%]. Salivary H. pylori positivity was significantly associated with older age. Salivary anti-H. pylori antibody positivity showed low sensitivity [36.6%] and high specificity [75.8%] in CLD patients
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Saliva
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Case-Control Studies
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Chronic Disease
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Helicobacter pylori
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Endoscopy
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Liver Diseases
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
East Mediterr Health J.
Year:
2009
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