Helicobacter pylori infection in North-East Poland between 1996 and 2011 on the base of histological examination
Journal Title: Progress in Health Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 1
Abstract
<b>Purpose</b>: The aim of the study was to conduct a 15- year (1996-2011) observations on the frequency of <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> stomach infection in patients having performed gastroscopy in the Endoscopy Unit District Hospital of Białystok, Poland<br/><br/><b>Materials and methods</b>: Out of the 27421 patients who underwent a gastroscopy in 1996-1997, 2000- 2001, 2005-2006, and 2010-2011 years were selected 4216 subjects who had performed histological examination of gastric mucosal specimens for <i>H. pylori infection</i>. The mucosal specimens after placed in buffered formalin, were subjected to standard histological procedure, and stained with hematoxylineosin and Giemsa.<br/><br/><b>Results</b>: Stomach infection with H. pylori was 73.36% (1996-1997), 48.60% (2000-2001), 33.61% (2005-2006) and 32.30% (2010-2011); only between the last two 2-year intervals the difference was not significant.<br/><br/><b>Conclusions</b>: The results of current study indicate on steadily declining stomach infection with <i>H. pylori</i>.<br/><br/><b>Keywords</b>: <i>Helicobacter pylori</i>, histology, gastric mucosa<br/><br/>
Authors and Affiliations
A. Namiot, M. Chilewicz, A. J. Kurylonek, L. Skwarski, J. Romatowski, G. Killar, W, Jaroszewicz, R. Bucki, A Kemona, Z. Namiot
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