This paper should be cited as: Choupani A, Rostami Z, Imanifooladi AA, Abdullahi A. [SeroepidemiologicalPrevalence of Helicobacter Pylori of The Patients Referred to The Central Laboratory in South of Tehran, 2010]. MLJ. 2013; 7(1):

Choupani, A.(MSc)1, Rostami, Z.(MSc)2, Imanifooladi, AA.(PhD)*3, Abdullahi, A.(MD)4

SeroepidemiologicalPrevalence of Helicobacter Pylori of the Patients Referred to the Central Laboratory in South of Tehran,2010

1 MSc of Biotechnology, Applied Biotechnology Research Center ,Baqiyatallah university of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2. MSc of Microbiology, Microbiology Department,Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran

3. Associate Professor of Bacteriology, Applied Microbiology Research Center, Baqiyatallah university of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

4. Medical Doctor of Laboratory, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Medical Diagnostic laboratories BagherShahr, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Background and Objective:Helicobacterpylorus is the major cause ofinflammation andulcer instomach,and immunoglobulin IgG is one of the antibodies produced against it,which is important in the course and diagnosis of the previoussufferers. The awareness of the prevalence of this disease can be helpful for the physicians to choose the way of treatment.

Material and Methods: In these cross-sectional study,516patients referred to laboratory was studied. After separating the serum, Antibody Helicobacter pylori IgGtest wasdone by ELISA method.

Results:of 516, 156 (30.2 %) of the patients have a positive result, 51(32.7%)are males and 105(67.3 %)are females. Positive percent of males(43.5%)is greater than females (26.5%).Over-45-year-old women (9.8 %) have the highest percentage of disease titers.

Conclusion:The percent of positive cases in men is more than that the women. Over-45-year-old women (9.8 %) have the highest percentage of positive case.

Keywords: Helicobacter pylori IgG, Tehran, ELISA

Email:Imanifouladi.a@gmail.com

Received 4 Mar 2012Revised 27 Dec 2012Accepted 14 Jan 2013