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Rapid Detection of Fecal Antigen of Helicobacter pylori Infection Based on Double Antibody Sandwich Detection Technology
Published on: May 23, 2025
Helicobacter pylori seroprevalence in patients with chronic bronchitis
Mehmet Kanbay1, Gurden Gur, Sule Akcay
1Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey. drkanbay@yahoo.com
Aim:
A high rate of seropositivity for antibodies against Helicobacter pylori has been found in many extra-gastrointestinal diseases. In addition, it has been reported that the risk of chronic bronchitis may be increased in subjects infected with H. pylori. This study was designed to determine the H. pylori seroprevalence in patients with and without chronic bronchitis.
Materials And Methods:
This study enrolled 68 patients with chronic bronchitis (40 men and 28 women, aged 50.5+/-16.2 years (mean+/-standard deviation) and 95 control subjects (60 men and 35 women, aged 51.8+/-15.9 years) matched for age and sex. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay immunoglobulin (Ig) G test for H. pylori diagnosis was performed on all enrolled subjects (those with chronic bronchitis and controls).
Results:
Forty-five of 68 patients with chronic bronchitis (66.1%) and 48 of 95 subjects in the control group (57.7%) tested positive for H. pylori (P=0.008). Rates of H. pylori infection are higher in patients with chronic bronchitis than in the control group.
Conclusion:
The main conclusion of this study is that H. pylori infection is associated with an increased prevalence chronic bronchitis. Further studies should be planned to understand the potential pathogenetic mechanisms that might underlie this association.
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