Seroprevalence Study of Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Patients with Gastroduodenal Diseases

To investigate Helicobacter pylori (H. pulori) infection in subjects with and without gastroduodenal diseases in Taiwan, IgG antibodies to H. pylori were examined in 136 healthy volunteers, 101 patients with non- ulcer dyspepsia, 122 gastric ulcers, 119 duodenal ulcers, and 161 gastric adenocarcinomas. The seropositivity was highest in duodenal ulcers(87.4%)( p<0.001, as compared to healthy volunteers), followed by gastric ulcers ( 76.2%)(p