Abstract

ALONSO SOTO, Jordi; RODRIGUEZ GONZALEZ, Boris Luis; MORENO GUERRA, Arlenis  and  CHAO GONZALEZ, Lissette. Evaluation of the usefulness of different methods for diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori. Rev Cubana Invest Bioméd [online]. 2013, vol.32, n.1, pp. 102-110. ISSN 0864-0300.

In order to evaluate the usefulness of serology, reaction to polymerase chain and histology for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori using as a gold farming was conducted a prospective study of patients over 18 years of age who presented serving Gastroenterology Research Center Medical Surgical (CIMEQ) with indication of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy during the period between July and December 2010. The sample was composed of 89 patients who fulfilled all inclusion criteria, of whom 52 were male and 37 were female, average age was 49.6 ± 18.0 years, these patients underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and sampling for detection of Helicobacter pylori. 60.7 % were positive for bacteria cases, serology was the most sensitive reaction to polymerase chain the most specific for diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori.

Keywords : Helicobacter pylori; serology; PCR; histology; culture.

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