Investigation of the association between glaucoma and Helicobacter pylori infection using the 14C-urea breath test
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Tarih
2015
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Consel Brasil Oftalmologia
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
Purpose: To investigate the association between glaucoma and Helicobacter pylori infection by evaluating for the presence of H. pylori infection in patients with glaucoma using the C-14-urea breath test (14C-UBT). Methods: Using 14C-UBT, H. pylori infection positivity was compared between a group of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma and a control group with normal intraocular pressure and a normal optic disc or normal perimetry. Results: The 14C-UBT was positive in 18 (51.42%) out of 35 patients in the glaucoma group and in 15 (42.85%) out of 35 patients in the control group. H. pylori infection positivity rates were similar between the glaucoma and control groups (p>0.05). Conclusion: According to the 14C-UBT, there is no association between primary open-angle glaucoma and H. pylori infection.
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Helicobacter pylori/isolation & purification, Helicobacter infections/diagnosis, Helicobacter infections/complications, Glaucoma, Glaucoma, open-angle, Urea/diagnostic use
Kaynak
Arquivos Brasileiros De Oftalmologia
WoS Q Değeri
Q4
Scopus Q Değeri
Q3
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78
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4
