Sadaf Farzand, Syed Naeem Dilawar Kazmi, Faiza Khan.
Prevalence of Helicobacter Pylori in Dyspeptic Patients Presented in Nawaz Sharif Social Security Hospital Multan Road Lahore.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;6(3):766-8.

Aim: To investigate the prevalence of H. pylori in dyspeptic patients and its relationship with gastro-duodenal pathologies using gastric biopsy for histology. Methods: One hundred consecutive adult patients with dyspepsia underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy using forward-viewing endoscopes. Antral biopsy specimens were collected for histology. Diagnosis of H. pylori infection was made if histology was positive. Results: Of the 100 subjects, there were 44 (44%) males and 56(56%) females. The age range was 26 to 67 years with a mean of 37±14.5 years. Diagnosis of H. pylori was made in 71(71%) patients. Gastritis was the commonest endoscopic finding (82%), serious gastro-duodenal pathology (gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer and gastric cancer) were documented in only 10 (10%) patients. Conclusion: The prevalence of H. pylori among dyspeptics using biopsy based methods is high in patients presented in Nawaz Sharif Social Security Hospital Multan Road Lahore. It is therefore important to test and treat H. pylori among labour class with dyspepsia.

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