Oropharyngeal presence of helicobacter pylori and its relation to stomach infection

Abstract

The main aim of this work was to prove that the presence of HP in oropharynx could be independent of stomach infection. Twenty individuals with previously proven oropharyngeal presence of HP were investigated for gastric infection using Urea Breath Test (UBT).

Only 8 individuals showed gastric infection. Twelve patients (63.12%) were UBT negative.

These data show that HP can be present in the oropharyngeal area independently to the gastric infection..

Keywords

• elicobacter pylori
• Oropharynx
• PCR
• Stomach
• Urea breath test