Campylobacter pyloridis infection in Auckland patients with gastritis

A prospective study of 53 patients was undertaken to determine the presence of Campylobacter pyloridis infection in patients undergoing endoscopy at Auckland Hospital. Twenty-four patients (47%) were infected with C pyloridis. Twenty-three of the 28 patients with active chronic gastritis and one of the seven patients with chronic gastritis were infected. None of the 17 patients with normal antral histology were infected. Infection was significantly correlated with active chronic gastritis (p less than 0.001). Infection was not associated with any particular symptom complex or endoscopic finding.