Investigation of the association between glaucoma and Helicobacter pylori infection using the 14C-urea breath test

Investigation of the association between glaucoma and Helicobacter pylori infection using the 14C-urea breath test

ABSTRACTPurpose: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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Main Authors: Tuzcu,Esra Ayhan, Aydogan,Fusun, Motor,Vicdan Koksaldi, Ilhan,Ozgur, Daglıoglu,Mutlu Cihan, Coskun,Mesut, Parlakfikirer,Nihan, Keskin,Ugurcan
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia 2015
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492015000400229
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Summary:ABSTRACTPurpose: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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