Avtor/Urednik | Novak, Dušan; Orešić, Nadja; Reberšek-Gorišek, Jelka | |
Naslov | Helicobacter pylori epidemiološke značilnosti in diagnostične metode | |
Prevedeni naslov | Helicobacter pylori, its epidemiologic characteristics and diagnostic methods | |
Tip | članek | |
Vir | Med Razgl | |
Vol. in št. | Letnik 46, št. Suppl 2 | |
Leto izdaje | 2007 | |
Obseg | str. 183-90 | |
Jezik | slo | |
Abstrakt | Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is Gram-negative spiral bacteria which can be found worldwide. It secretes numerous enzymes and the most important one for the pathogenesis of infection is the urease enzyme. The incidence of infections among people living in underdeveloped and developed countries is high. The risk factors for infection are primarily related to poor social and economic conditions. The presence of H. pylori is detected using invasive and non-invasive methods. Invasive methods include the urease test, culture, antibiotic susceptibility test, and histological and molecular methods. The main non-invasive methods are serological tests, urea breath test, and antigen detection in stool. The sensitivity and specificity of the above-mentioned methods are high. Serological and histologYCal tests, urease test, urea breath test, and antigen detection in stool are most commonly used in clinical practice. Culture, antimicrobial susceptibility testing and molecular methods are used for epidemiologic, diagnostic, therapeutic and other research. | |
Deskriptorji | HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS HELICOBACTER PYLORI MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL |