Prevalence of H. Pylori Infection in Non-Cirrhotic Patients with Chronic Delta Hepatitis

• DOI: 10.36472/msd.v9i1.658
• Publication Date: 2022-01-14T08:06:08Z
• Authors: Hasan Mücahit Özbaş; Ahmet Cumhur Dülger; Elif Tugba Tuncel; İskender Aksoy; Mustafa Yakarışık; Merih Şimşek; Mesut Aydin
• Keywords: Hepatitis B

Objective: The relationship between Hepatitis Delta infection and Helicobacter in patients with non-cirrhotic hepatitis B was retrospectively investigated. Material Methods: Stool samples of 117 included the study At total 36 them were tested for H. Pylori infection. To detect Pylori, stool using a commercial antigen assay. Results: Of these, 13 (19%) had seropositivity group 23 (48%) positive delta group. There statistically significant difference groups regarding by faecal test (p= 0.001). Conclusion: This provides new knowledge on reflects need evidence-based comorbid dieases-oriented guidelines field gastroenterology.