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Online Journal of Veterinary Research©
Volume 18(7): 581-586, 2014. Redacted
2017.
Seroprevalence of Helicobacter
pylori in dyspeptic patients
in Iran
Mojtaba
Alimolaei DVM1,2
1Razi
Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Kerman branch, 2Department of
Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran
ABSTRACT
Alimolaei
M., Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori in
dyspeptic patients in Iran, Onl J Vet Res., 18(7): 581-586, 2014. Prevalence
of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) in dyspeptic patients in
southeast Iran is reported. In a cross-sectional study, 1873 serum samples from
dyspeptic patients were
collected during 2013. Samples were analyzed
for anti H. pylori IgG antibodies using an H. pylori IgG Elisa.
Chi-square testing was used to determine
significance across sex and age groups. Anti H. pylori
IgG antibodies were detected in sera of 1454 (77.6%) patients. Prevalence was
higher in patients of 21-40 years. Males had a prevalence of 75.3% compared to 78.7% in females and was not
significant (P>0.05). Findings show that the prevalence
of H. pylori infection in dyspeptic Iranians is high and associated with
older age.
Keywords: Helicobacter
pylori, Seroprevalence,
Dyspeptic patient.
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