Incidence of H. pylori antibodies in patients with non ulcer dyspepsia admitted in people's medical college hospital, Nawabshah

ABSTRACT

To find out incidence of H. pylori anti bodies in non ulcer dyspepsia patients admitted in people's medical college hospital, Nawabshah. A prospective study was conducted at Department of medicine, unit III peoples medical college hospital, Nawabshah from March 2003 to Oct 2004. The patients admitted in medical unit-3 in PMCH, Nawabshah with dyspeptic symptoms. Any organic disease was excluded by upper G I T endoscopy. H. pylori antibodies were done by kit method. A total of 100 patients were taken. 60% were female and 40% were male. H. pylori antibodies were positive in 45 [45%] subjects. H. Pylori is significantly positive in non-ulcer dyspepsia patients. So every patient of non ulcer dyspepsia should be evaluated for H. Pylori antibodies