Determination of Helicobacter pylori in patients with chronic nonspecific pharyngitis

• DOI: 10.1002/lary.20253
• Publication Date: 2009-06-06T11:03:45Z
• Authors: Zeynep Kızılkaya ...; Hatice Emir; Hakkı Uzunkulaoğlu; Mihriban Yücel; Esra Karakoç; Gökhan Koca; Arzu Tüzüner; Erdal Samim; Meliha Korkmaz
• Keywords: Acute Pharyngitis; Urea breath test

To determine if there is a relationship between Helicobacter pylori colonization in the pharynx mucous membrane and chronic nonspecific pharyngitis.A prospective clinical study.Seventy patients with pharyngitis 20 healthy control subjects were examined polymerase chain reaction (PCR) culture for H. March 2008 October 2008. Patients seperated into two groups (35 each) by using C-14 urea breath test, according to presence of gastric infection.In group, none had pharynx. In 12 (34.3%) infection seven (20%) without infection, mucosa was determined PCR method. only (5.8%), detected culture. mucosa, rate significantly higher than group (P = .002 positive groups, P .040 negative groups). There not significant difference who or ailments .179).Chronic related pharynx, involvement increases this spread. The gold standart detection