Author/Authors :
Feteih, R. King Abdulaziz University - Faculty of Dentistry, Saudi Arabia , Jamjoom, H. University of Alexandria - Faculty of Dentistry, Egypt , Akbar, H. King Abdulaziz University - Faculty of Dentistry, Saudi Arabia , Abdel-Salam, M. King Abdulaziz University - Faculty of Dentistry, Saudi Arabia
Abstract :
In this study, endoscopy patients with and without chronic liver disease (CLD) were examined and tested for Helicobacter pylori infection by detecting the presence of serum and salivary anti-H. pylori antibody. The validity of these measures was compared with Campylobacter-like organism analysis (gold standard) performed on patients requiring gastric biopsy. Among 114 patients with CLD and 50 without, the commonest endoscopy diagnosis was gastritis (27.2%). Salivary H. pylori positivity was significantly associated with older age. Salivary anti-H. pylori antibody positivity showed low sensitivity (36.6%) and high specificity (75.8%) in CLD patients.
