Naslov
Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in dyspeptic patients

Autori
Marušić, Marinko ; Presečki, Vladimir ; Katičić, Miroslava ; Bilić, Ante ; Jurčić, Dragan ; Schwarz, Dragan

Izvornik
Collegium antropologicum (0350-6134) 32 (2008), 4; 1149-1153

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
seroprevalence; Helicobacter pylori; dyspeptic patients; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA); complement fixation test (CFT)

Sažetak
The objective of the study was to assess the effect of age on the seroprevalence of Helicobacter (H.) pylori infection in dyspeptic patients. The results obtained in the patient group were compared with findings on the seroprevalence of H. pylori infection in 2051 blood donors. Serum samples were tested by the commercial ELISA and CFT assays according to manufacturer's instructions. The mean seroprevalence of H. pylori infection as determined by ELISA/CFT was 64.0%/51.7% in the group of blood donors and 92.3%/89.5% in the group of dyspeptic patients. Study results indicated a higher prevalence of H. pylori infection in dyspeptic patients as compared with blood donors in all age groups. In the patient S group, H. pylori seroprevalence was not age dependent.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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