H. PYLORI GASTRITIS IN PATIENT WITH ACTIVE DUODENAL ULCER IN AL-YARMUK HOSPITAL

Background: It is estimated that 50% of the world?s population is infected by H pylori. It is isolated from the antrum of patient with active chronic gastritis, the organism has been demonstrated in the antrum in most patient with duodenal ulcer. Methods:Twenty eight randomly selected patients were found to have active duodenal ulcer as diagnosed by endoscopy in the endoscopy department of Al Yarmuk teaching hospital. Results:All the patients in the study were found to have histological gastritis, twenty one (75%) were found to have H. pylori organism diagnosed by direct staining method of the histological specimen, sixteen (57%) were found to be positive in special culture media for H. pylori. Conclusion: there is high prevalence of H. pylori gastritis in Iraqi patient with active duodenal ulcer.