Open AccessHelicobacter pylori in dyspepsia: Phenotypic and genotypic methods of diagnosis
Author(s) -
Vignesh Shetty,
Mamatha Ballal,
Girisha Balaraju,
Shiran Shetty,
Ganesh Pai,
Lingadakai Ramachandra
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of global infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-8245
pISSN - 0974-777X
DOI - 10.4103/jgid.jgid_52_17
Subject(s) - rapid urease test , helicobacter pylori , gastroenterology , gold standard (test) , medicine , gastritis , biopsy , antrum , endoscopy , population , polymerase chain reaction , genotype , stomach , biology , gene , biochemistry , environmental health
Helicobacter pylori affects almost half of the world's population and therefore is one of the most frequent and persistent bacterial infections worldwide. H. pylori is associated with chronic gastritis, ulcer disease (gastric and duodenal), mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma, and gastric cancer. Several diagnostic methods exist to detect infection and the option of one method or another depends on various genes, such as availability, advantages and disadvantages of each method, monetary value, and the age of patients.