Helicobacter pylori, association with upper gastrointestinal disease in Bahrain

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- were investigated for the presence of Helicobacter Pylori (HP).

HP were found in 51 % of the patients in the gastric antrum and 26% in the duodenum.

Antral HP occurred significantly more often in patients with superficial active gastritis compared to those with no evidence of inflammatory changes (< ().01), strongly suggest-ing its role in the pathogenesis of upper gastro-intestinal diseases in our patients.