Investigation of the association between glaucoma and Helicobacter pylori infection using the 14C-urea breath test.
作者信息
Tuzcu Esra Ayhan, Aydogan Fusun, Motor Vicdan Koksaldi, Ilhan Ozgur, Daglıoglu Mutlu Cihan, Coskun Mesut, Parlakfikirer Nihan, Keskin Ugurcan
机构信息
Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, TR.
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Medical Faculty, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, TR.
出版信息
Arq Bras Oftalmol. 2015 Jul-Aug;78(4):229-31. doi: 10.5935/0004-2749.20150059.
PURPOSE
To investigate the association between glaucoma and Helicobacter pylori infection by evaluating for the presence of H. pylori infection in patients with glaucoma using the 14C-urea breath test (14C-UBT).
METHODS
Using 14C-UBT, H. pylori infection positivity was compared between a group of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma and a control group with normal intraocular pressure and a normal optic disc or normal perimetry.
RESULTS
The 14C-UBT was positive in 18 (51.42%) out of 35 patients in the glaucoma group and in 15 (42.85%) out of 35 patients in the control group. H. pylori infection positivity rates were similar between the glaucoma and control groups (p>0.05).
CONCLUSION
According to the 14C-UBT, there is no association between primary open-angle glaucoma and H. pylori infection.
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