COMPARATIVE STUDY FOR DETECTION OF H. PYLORI INFECTION BY RAPID UREASE TEST AND HISTOPATHOLOGICAL EXAMINATION IN AL-AMEEN MEDICAL COLLEGE
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2019, Vol 8, Issue 17
Abstract
BACKGROUND H. pylori infection is seen in more than 50 percent of world population and is more common in developing countries than in western countries. We wanted to study the incidence of H. pylori infection in Al-Ameen Medical College and also compare the sensitivity and specificity of rapid urease test with that of histopathological examination for the detection of H. pylori in specimens of gastric biopsy. METHODS This study was conducted in General Surgery Department, Al-Ameen Medical College, Vijayapura, from 1 June 2018 to 30 September 2018. It is a prospective, comparative study, done in 100 patients, for the detection of H. pylori infection by rapid urease test and histopathological examination. RESULTS A total of 100 patients was recruited for the study. The median age of the study participants was 45 years. 77 patients were Rapid Urease Test (RUT) positive & 80 patients were positive in histopathological examination (HPE). Sensitivity and Specificity of RUT and HPE were 91.25% and 80% respectively. CONCLUSIONS RUT is relatively inexpensive and simple test and can be done routinely at all endoscopy centers, especially in developing countries.
Authors and Affiliations
Sushila Garag, Basavaraj Nagur
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