Helicobacter pyloriInfection in Different Age Groups of Patients with Gastric Diseases.

Abstract

Background: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a harmful, medically important, pathogenic bacteria that colonizes stomach of different age groups. Therefore, it is important to conduct research on this particularly wide-spread bacteria.

Methodology: tissue samples were taken of the stomach lining of 350 patients who attended Endoscopic Unit in Karbala, where 194 patients showed urease positive gastric specimen samples. of these 194 urease positive patients, ninety two (92) gastric biopsy specimens showed H. pylori positive test that confirmed by molecular method. All (92) H. pylori positive patients with different disease status (peptic ulcer disease and non ulcer dyspepsia) that were confirmed by endoscopic examination.

Results: It was shown that the age groups with highest prevalence of H. pylori infection was 31-40 (29.3%) and 21-30 (28.2%), but it was the lowest in age less than 20 years old ( 8.6%).

Conclusions: The infection with H. pylori was low in young adults less than 20 years, but it was high in age groups 21-30, 31-40 years, and decrease in age group 41-50 but it was returned to be increased in the age over 50 years.

Recommendations: study of Helicobacter pylori infection in children less than five years old age.