The Relationship between Helicobacter Pylori and Intestinal Parasites in Patients with Peptic Ulcer
Abstract
Materials and Methods: The working group of the study consisted of 385 patients with gastrointestinal complaints. A questionnaire including questions aiming to canvass the socio-demographic features, lifestyles, and complaints of the patients was administered to the study population. Cellophane slide method, native-lugol, sedimentation and Modified kinyoun acid-fast methods were used for the diagnosis of parasites in stool, under microscope. The H. pylori antigen was studied in the stool sample taken for the diagnosis of H. pylori.
Results: H. pylori positivity was found to be 27.79% in the patients included in the study. 76.6% of those who are positive for H. pylori are women, and the positivity rate was found to be higher at the age of 40 and over (75.7%). The majority of patients with H. pylori positivity expressed being married (73.8%), having middle / low-income (89.7%), having a low educational background (82.2%), living in a village (55.1%), and in a nuclear family (72.2%) (p<0.001). H. pylori positivity was higher in those who used tap water (40.2%) and those who had a vegetable-based diet (75.7%) (p<0.001). The study found a statistically significant correlation between Entamoeba histoloytica and Enterobius vermicularis positivity and H. pylori positivity (p<0.05 p<0.001, respectively). The calculated odds ratio showed that H. pylori positivity was 1.19 times higher in Entamoeba histoloytica positivity and 11.27 times higher in Enterobius vermicularis positivity.
Conclusion: Larger and more comprehensive studies should be performed to understand better the epidemiology, clinical effects, treatment, and control of H. pylori co-infection.
Keywords
Destekleyen Kurum
Proje Numarası
Teşekkür
Kaynakça
- 1. Seid A, Tamir Z, Kasanew B, Senbetay M. Co-infection of intestinal parasites and Helicobacter pylori among upper gastrointestinal symptomatic adult patients attending Mekanesalem Hospital, northeast Ethiopia. BMC Research Notes. 2018;11:1-6.
- 2. Ugras M, Miman Ö. The prevalence of intestinal parasites in children with Helicobacter pylori gastritis evaluated retrospectively. Turkiye Parazitol Derg. 2013;37:245.
- 3. Moreira Jr ED, Nassri VB, Santos RS, et al. Association of Helicobacter pylori infection and giardiasis: results from a study of surrogate markers for fecal exposure among children. World J Gastroenterol. 2005;11:2759.
- 4. Goodman KJ, Correa P, Aux HJT, et al. Helicobacter pylori infection in the Colombian Andes: a population-based study of transmission pathways. Am J Epidemiol. 1996;144:290-9.
- 5. Brown LM. Helicobacter pylori: epidemiology and routes of transmission. Epidemiol Rev. 2000;22:283-97.
- 6. Toroglu S, Yilmaz M, Keskin D. Entamoeba histolytica’s importance in terms of human and animal health. Duzce University Journal of Science and Technology. 2018;6:275-91.
- 7. Önlen Güneri C, Kaya ÖM, Çelik E. Inverstigation of distribution of Enterobius vermicularis in students of primary school in Hatay. Van Medical Journal. 26:142-5.
- 8. Mehraj V, Hatcher J, Akhtar S, et al. Prevalence and factors associated with intestinal parasitic infection among children in an urban slum of Karachi. PloS One. 2008;3:e3680.
Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Klinik Tıp Bilimleri
Bölüm
Klinik Araştırma
Yazarlar
Yasemin Kaya
0000-0001-7360-8090
Türkiye
Ülkü Karaman
*
0000-0001-7027-1613
Türkiye
Cemil Çolak
0000-0001-5406-098X
Türkiye
Hamza Çınar
0000-0003-1748-1392
Türkiye
Ahmet Karataş
0000-0001-9095-6054
Türkiye
Gamze Yolalan
0000-0002-3125-9379
Türkiye
Şermin Top
0000-0003-2684-7798
Türkiye
Yayımlanma Tarihi
15 Ocak 2023
Gönderilme Tarihi
3 Ekim 2022
Kabul Tarihi
7 Kasım 2022
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2023 Cilt: 5 Sayı: 1