Helicobacter Pylori Related Gastritis in Adults, a Clinical, Endoscopic, Histopathological and Rapid Urease Test Study

H. Pylori is major etiological factor in the development of Peptic ulcer disease. Objectivess The Aim and objective of this study find out the association of H. pylori with gastric lesions in endoscopic biopsy specimen in semi-urban regions, and to study the specificity and sensitivity of Rapid Urease test, to evaluate the usefulness of Giemsa stain in addition to histopathological examination for identification of H. pylori. Study design A prospective study of 50 adult patients presenting with upper abdominal pain, 20 dyspepsia, vomiting, haematemesis is undertaken to evaluate the relationship of this symptomcomplex to inflammatory gastroduodenal lesions with special reference to H. pylori infection. The clinical endoscopic findings, rapid urease test and histopathological evaluation of gastric antral specimen with special stains to demonstrate the organism are presented and analysed.