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Volume 20(8):521-525, 2016.

Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in Kerman, Iran.

 

Sadegh Afzali1, Mojtaba Alimolaei1, 2*, Majid Ezatkhah2, Ali Faghihi-Zarandi3

 

1Department of Molecular Microbiology, Kerman branch, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Kerman branch, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Kerman, 2Department of Anaerobic Bacterial Vaccine Research and Production, Kerman branch, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Kerman, 3Department of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

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Afzali S, Alimolaei M, Ezatkhah M, Faghihi-Zarandi A., Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in Kerman, Iran, Onl J Vet Res., 20(8):521-525, 2016.           Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) Infection is common worldwide and is a significant cause of upper gastrointestinal disease. Prevalence of H. pylori infection varies in different population groups internationally. Sero-prevalence of H pylori in 275 dyspeptic patients in Kerman province, Iran at different seasons during 2015 is reported. Variables included season, sex, and age. Sera were evaluated for the presence of anti H. pylori IgG by microplate enzyme immunoassay. 177 patients (64.36%) were positive for anti IgG H. pylori antibodies but there was no correlation with sex or age. Positive sera values correlated (P<0.05) with season. The findings suggest a high prevalence of H. pylori infection which may be affected by season in dyspeptic people located in Kerman, Iran.

 

Keywords: Helicobacter pylori, Seroprevalence, Dyspeptic patient, Kerman, Seroepidemiology.

 

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