Rasheed Ahmed Soomro, Abdul Khaliq Abro, Ikram Din Ujjan, Jahan Zaib Abro, Zahid Ibrahim, Muhammad Farooq, Tariq Zulfiqar.
Comparison of Helicobacter Pylori Infection among Male and Female at LUMHS, Hyderabad, Sind.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;6(3):558-9.

Objective: To compare H. pylori infection in male & female at LUMHS Jamshoro Hyderabad Sind. Study design: Comparative study. Place & duration of study: LUMHS Jamshoro Hyderabad Sind from 15/10/2009 – 28/02/2011. Methods: 100 patients with H. pylori infection of male and female were included in study with serum samples, stool specimens and gastric biopsies. Results: Out of 100 gastric biopsy cases, 90 were positive for H. pylori bacilli with 52(52 %) male and 38(38%) female. Blood samples from 100 patients for analysis were performed and 68 were positive with 38(38%) male & 30(30%) female. Fresh stool samples were detected on immune chromatography method and were positive in 28(28%) male patients and 20(20%) female patients. The value of stool antigen sensitivity was 52.7% and specificity 90%. The study shows that H. pylori infection is more in male patients than in females. Conclusion; H. pylori positivity is highly significant and shows H. pylori more in male patients than in females. It requires further study to find out the reason. Serological and stool antigen tests are recommended as best tools for the primary care physician, diagnosis and eradication therapy, those patients who are unwilling for the endoscopy, and mass screening purpose.

PakMediNet -Pakistan's largest Database of Pakistani Medical Journals - http://www.pakmedinet.com