Evaluation of Invasive and Noninvasive Methods for the Diagnosis of Helicobacter Pylori Infection

Document Type : Research Articles

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1 Public Health Institute of Turkey microbiology reference laboratories department

2 Gaziantep university, faculty of medicine

3 Ankara training and research hospital, department of medical microbiology

4 Ankara training and research hospital, department of nuclear medicine

5 Ankara training and research hospital, department of medical pathology

6 Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Departement of Internal Medicine

Abstract

 
Objective: The present study was conducted to evaluate invasive and noninvasive diagnostic methods for detection of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) in patients admitted with dyspeptic complaints and to compare sensitivities and specificities. Method: Sets of four gastric biopsy specimens were obtained from a total of 126 patients included in the study. The presence of H. pylori was determined by invasive tests including culture, rapid urease test, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and histopathology. Among noninvasive tests, urea breath test, serological tests and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) were performed. Results: H. pylori was isolated in 79 (62.7%) gastric biopsy cultures, whereas positivity was concluded for 105 (83.3%) patients by rapid urease test, for 106 (84.1%) by PCR, for 110 (87.3%) by histopathology, for 119 (94.4%) by urea breath test, and for 107 (84.9%) by ELISA. In the present study, the culture findings and histopathological examination findings were accepted as gold standard. According to the gold standard, urea breath test had the highest sensitivity (96.5%) and the lowest specificity (30%), whereas culture and histopathology had the highest specificities (100%). Conclusion: The use of PCR invasively with gastric biopsy samples yielded parallel results with the gold standard. PCR can be recommended for routine use in the diagnosis of H. pylori.

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Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
Volume 17, Issue 12
December 2016
Pages 5265-5272

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  • Receive Date: 24 September 2016
  • Revise Date: 21 December 2016
  • Accept Date: 24 January 2017

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