Prevalence of helicobacter pylori gastritis at the North of Jordan

Abstract EN

Helicobacter pylori were isolated from different gastric patients at the north of Jordan.

Cultural and histological studies revealed a positive H.

pylori infection in 78% of the collected samples.

Clinical diagnosis showed that 21.6% of H.

pylori patients were suffering from gastroduodenitis.

Histological examination of collected mucosa showed that 67% of H.

pylori positive patients were having acute and chronic gastritis, whereas 18.3% and 15% of them were suffering from intestinal metaplasia and atrophy, respectively.

So, the highest specificity was 84% which was seen in histology results compared to microscopy.

However, 58% of infected persons were males and the highest incidence of infection was found in the age 25- 35 years old.

Isolated H.

pylori cells were found sensitive to tetracycline, amoxicillin and clarithromycin with an MIC of 0.15, 0.12 and 0.015 μg / ml, respectively.