Evaluation of Helicobacter pylori re-infection rate – an interim analysis
Z Vesza, L Csonka, M Juhász, L Herszényi, H Székely, I Pregun, A Németh, T Zágoni, P Miheller, B Molnár, Z Tulassay · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2007 · Heft 05
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Aim: To determine the re-infection rate of Helicobacter pylori (HP) in a large cohort of patients who previously underwent a successful eradication therapy. Patients and methods: The histologic results of 1726 patients were reviewed retrospectively in order to evaluate their HP status. The upper GI endoscopies were performed between 1994 and 2006, the samples were taken from the antrum and the corpus, HP status was determined with hematoxylin eosin and confirmed with Giemsa staining. Results: The HP positivity rate was 666/1726 (39%). Out of these 666 HP positive patients, 149 patients had at least one negative…
