Volume 15, Number 3—March 2009
Letter
Helicobacter pylori Infection in Patients Undergoing Upper Endoscopy, Republic of Georgia
Nato Tarkhashvili
, Rusudan Beriashvili, Neli Chakvetadze, Maia Moistsrapishvili, Maia Chokheli, Merab Sikharulidze, Lile Malania, Nato Abazashvili, Ekaterine Jhorjholiani, Marina Chubinidze, Nanuli Ninashvili, Tamar Zardiashvili, Ucha Gabunia, Dimitri Kordzaia, Paata Imnadze, Jeremy Sobel, and Jeannette Guarner
, Rusudan Beriashvili, Neli Chakvetadze, Maia Moistsrapishvili, Maia Chokheli, Merab Sikharulidze, Lile Malania, Nato Abazashvili, Ekaterine Jhorjholiani, Marina Chubinidze, Nanuli Ninashvili, Tamar Zardiashvili, Ucha Gabunia, Dimitri Kordzaia, Paata Imnadze, Jeremy Sobel, and Jeannette GuarnerTable
Histopathologic characteristics assessed in the biopsy specimens of study participants, by final pathologic diagnosis, Republic of Georgia, 2003–2005.
| Final pathologic diagnosis | No. Heliobacter pylori positive/no. tested (%), n = 82 | No. with acute inflammation/no. tested (%), n = 90 | No. with chronic inflammation/no. tested (%), n = 89 | No. with intestinal metaplasia/no. tested (%), n = 84 | No. with glandular atrophy/no. tested (%), n = 68 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gastritis* (n = 62) | 45/58 (78) | 55/62 (89) | 55/62 (89) | 19/60 (32) | 10/50 (20) |
| Peptic ulcer (n = 14) | 7/12 (58) | 14/14 (100) | 12/13 (92) | 5/13 (38) | 1/10 (10) |
| Dysplasia or cancer (n = 14) | 7/12 (58) | 12/14 (86) | 10/14 (71) | 5/11 (45) | 0/8 (0) |
| Total (n = 90) | 59/82 (72) | 81/90 (90) | 77/89 (87) | 29/84 (35) | 11/68 (16) |
*According to the Updated Sydney Classification System for Gastritis (7).
