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Seroprevalence study of Helicobacter pylori infection among visitors of cardiac patients in Razi hospital in Ahvaz, Iran
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نویسنده
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Alavi Mohammad ,Adel Mohammad Hasan ,Rajabzadeh Alireza
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منبع
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jundishapur journal of microbiology - 2010 - دوره : 3 - شماره : 1 - صفحه:28 -31
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چکیده
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Introduction and objective: seroepidemiological studies have shown a significant difference in seroprevalence of helicobacter pylori (hp) and its outcome. the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of hp infection in a normal population (patient's visitors) and to determine frequency of some risk factors of this infectious agent. materials and methods: cardiac visitors in razi hospital in ahvaz were tested for the presence of anti hp-igg by elisa assay. frequency of risk factors for hp acquisition in p seropositive individuals was studied. results: the studied subjects included 96 persons with mean age of 58.03 ±11.53 years in whom 52% were females. fifty five (61.1%) persons presented a positive result for anti hpigg test conclusion: hp seropositivity was not affected by age, sex and residential area. crowding was the most important risk factors for hp acquisition.
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کلیدواژه
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Seroprevalence ,Helicobacter pylori ,Cardiac patients ,HP-IgG ,Ahvaz
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ahvaz jundishapur university of medical sciences, Razi Hospital, Infectious Disease Ward,Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, ایران, ahvaz jundishapur university of medical sciences, Department of Cardiology, ایران, ahvaz jundishapur university of medical sciences, Razi Hospital, Infectious Disease Ward,Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, ایران
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