Richens J, West B, Turner H
P N G Med J. 1989 Mar;32(1):23-6.
Biopsy specimens were taken from intact areas of antral mucosa in 53 consecutive highlanders presenting for gastroscopy. Spiral or curved bacilli were demonstrated in 31 patients (58%). Campylobacter pylori was cultured from 17 patients (32%). The bacteria were present in 16 (76%) of the 21 patients with gastric ulcer. Histological studies carried out in 25 patients showed gastritis in 21 (84%) and the bacteria were present in all 8 cases of active chronic gastritis and in 5 of 13 cases (38%) of chronic gastritis. These results suggest that infection may play an important role in the aetiology of gastritis and gastric ulcer in Papua New Guinea.
对53例连续接受胃镜检查的高原居民，从胃窦黏膜完整区域采集活检标本。31例患者（58%）发现螺旋形或弯曲杆菌。17例患者（32%）培养出幽门螺杆菌。21例胃溃疡患者中有16例（76%）存在该细菌。对25例患者进行的组织学研究显示，21例（84%）有胃炎，所有8例活动性慢性胃炎患者以及13例慢性胃炎患者中的5例（38%）存在该细菌。这些结果表明，在巴布亚新几内亚，感染可能在胃炎和胃溃疡的病因学中起重要作用。
