Open AccessEffect of H pylori infection and its eradication on hyperammo-nemia and hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhotic patients
Author(s) -
Shujie Chen,
Liangjing Wang,
Qin Zhu,
Jiayi Cai,
Tao Chen,
Jianmin Si
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.14.1914
Subject(s) - gastroenterology , medicine , hepatic encephalopathy , omeprazole , urea breath test , clarithromycin , subclinical infection , breath test , tinidazole , helicobacter pylori , cirrhosis , helicobacter pylori infection , antibiotics , biology , metronidazole , microbiology and biotechnology
To investigate the relationship between H pylori infection, blood ammonia concentration and hepatic encephalopathy (HE), and the effect of H pylori eradication in cirrhotic patients.