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

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). Using 14C-UBT, H. pylori infection positivity was compared between a group of patients with prim...

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Published in:Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia 2015-07, Vol.78 (4), p.229-231
Main Authors: Tuzcu, Esra Ayhan, Aydogan, Fusun, Motor, Vicdan Koksaldi, Ilhan, Ozgur, Daglıoglu, Mutlu Cihan, Coskun, Mesut, Parlakfikirer, Nihan, Keskin, Ugurcan
Format: Article
Language:eng ; por
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Breath Tests - methods
Carbon Radioisotopes
Case-Control Studies
Female
Glaucoma, Open-Angle - microbiology
Helicobacter Infections - diagnosis
Helicobacter pylori - isolation & purification
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Urea - analysis
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Summary: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). 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. 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). According to the 14C-UBT, there is no association between primary open-angle glaucoma and H. pylori infection.
ISSN:1678-2925
1678-2925
DOI:10.5935/0004-2749.20150059