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The presence of Helicobacter pylori in cervical preinvasive lesions
- Publication Year :
- 2009
- Publisher :
- IMR Press, 2009.
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Abstract
- Purpose: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is believed to play a role in several gynecological and obstetric pathologies since the cervical mucosa resembles the gastric environment. The microorganism is expected to infect the upper genital tract via the oral-genital and fecal-genital routes. Methods: We studied 35 cases with benign, ASCUS, ASC-H, LSIL and HSIL pap-smear results. The presence of H. pylori in the uterine cervix and active infection were investigated with the H. pylori stool antigen test. Biopsy specimens were stained with hemnatoxylin-eosin and Warthin-Starry stains to find H. pylori in cervical tissue. Seroprevalence was investigated by using ELISA for H. pylori IgG and IgA. Results: The H. pylori seroprevalence was 65.7%; further, 17.1% of the cases had an active infection. H. pylori was not found in the cervix or the cervicovaginal secretions. Conclusion: The cervix is not a reservoir for H. pylori, and the microorganism does not appear to be transmitted through the fecal-genital route.
- Subjects :
- Risk
Adult
Uterine cervical neoplasms
Uterine cervix biopsy
Clinical article
Serologic tests
Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay
Electrosurgery
Seroprevalence
Cervix
Article
Helicobacter infection
Association
Uterine cervix carcinoma in situ
Prevalence
Transmission
Humans
Radical hysterectomy
Uterine cervix conization
Obstetrics & gynecology
Human tissue
Cancer
Feces analysis
Helicobacter pylori
Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
Uterine cervix carcinoma
bacterial infections and mycoses
Papanicolaou test
Helicobacter Pylori
Gastritis
Duodenum Ulcer
Young adult
Sensitivity and specificity
Immunoglobulin G antibody
Cryotherapy
Female
Infection
Cytology
Helicobacter infections
Immunoglobulin A antibody
Human
Stool antigen test
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.od......9458..f02ff2ca0806f28bb348dcff94efc7cc