PPT-Helicobacter pylori Infection: Who to test and When to Treat

Ahmed Laving Paediatric Gastroenterologist and Senior Lecturer University of Nairobi Outline Epidemiology Risk Factors Pathology Clinical Outcomes Diagnosis Management Conclusion Epidemiology . pylori Helicobacter pylori H pylori is a spiralshaped bacterium that is found in the gastric mucous layer or adherent to the epithelial lining of the stomach H pylori causes more than 90 of duodenal ulcers and up to 80 of gastric ulcers Before 1982 Helicobacter pylori. Urea Breath Test. Heliprobe. ®. System. Clinical advantages. How it works. System components. Vs. other methods/tests. References. Summary. Helicobacter pylori . Over 50% of the world’s population . Jaime Gallegos, MD. Infectious Disease . Disclosures. I Have no disclosures to report. Helicobacter pylori. Recent review N . Eng. J Med 2019; 380: 1158-65. Microbiology: . Helicobacter pylori. Gastric Mucosa. infection in colorectal carcinogenesis. Vasilios Papastergiou. Gastroenterology Dept.. Konstantopouleio-Patission. General Hospital of . Nea. Ionia, . Athens, Greece. Disclosures. nothing to disclose. ABSTRACTObjective: To evaluate the relationship between Helico-bacter pylori and colonic polyp.Methods: The clinical data of 850 patients who un-derwent both colonoscopy and Helicobacter pylori check Introduction:Helicobacter pyloriinfection is thought to be a causal factor in urticaria. Dermographism isthe most common type of physical urticaria in which the etiological factors are unclear.Objecti has been classified as a carcinogenicpathogen (1). Its prevalence is high in developing countries. A part from the gastro-intestinal pathological changes caused by this organism, reports infection a There is ongoing debate in the literature about which is the best test to request for the detection of infection with Helicobacter pylori. The most appropriate test is inuenced by several factors 2002; COMMUNICATIONS but it has been can survive in water for up tofour days only. Lack of regulatory genes in the H. pyloriorganism implies that the organism cannot survive for infection. Indices Rupnow MF, Shachter RD, Owens DK, Parsonnet J. A Dynamic Transmission Model for Predicting Trends in Helicobacter pylori and Associated Diseases in the United States. Emerg Infect Dis. 2000;6(3):228-237. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0603.000302. VIBRIO. . Diseases. V. . cholerae. ,. the major pathogen in this genus, is the cause of . cholera.. . Vibrio . parahaemolyticus. . causes diarrhea associated with eating raw or improperly cooked seafood. . The Problem – an Ulcer!. Definition. : ulcer . n. . an open sore on an external. or internal surface. Slide 1. Ulcers – found in the stomach lining, and though to be caused . H. Pylori . is a spiral-shaped G – rods, associated with gastritis, duodenal (peptic) ulcer , gastric ulcer, & gastric carcinoma.. H. Pylori . has many characteristics in common with . campylobacters. PhD Candidate. Medical Bacteriology 423. Spring Semester. Week Ten. Outline. Introduction to Helicobacter pylori. Unique Bacteriologic Features of H. pylori. Epidemiology. Pathogenesis. Clinical Manifestations.