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Helicobacter pylori is primarily associated with gastrointestinal diseases. In Nigeria, the prevalence of H. pylori infection remains a public health challenge, with varying rates reported across different regions. The study targeted the prevalence of H. pylori (HP) infection in the blood and stool samples of patients attending Nnewi Teaching Hospital. A total of 186 each of stool and blood samples were collected and screened for HP using Columbia agar supplemented with minor nutrients. The isolates were characterized using their morphological, biochemical and molecular properties. The prevalence of the isolates was determine using cross sectional study. The data obtained were analyzed Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), and postdoc test using Turkeys test in excel package. H. pylori strain K154 (HPK154), H. pylori strain BS07 (HPBS07), H. pylori strain K93 (HPK93) and H. pylori strain K115 (HPK115) were mostly encountered in the study, and HPBS07 was mostly encountered. The culture medium significantly (p≤0.05) detected H. pylori in blood samples (17.20 %) than stool samples (2.29%), and HPBS07 was mostly seen both in blood and stool samples. Therefore, this study has shown the occurrences varying strains of H. pylori in the samples, blood samples recorded the highest occurrence of the organism, and HPBS07 was detected most
Egbe, P. A., Umeaku, C. N., Iheukwumere, I. H., Iheukwumere, C. M., Dim, C. N., Onwuasoanya, U. F., Ezenwata, I. S., Afulukwe, S. C., Ike, V. E., Ezeumeh, E. N. (2025). PREVALENCE OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION IN ULCER PATIENTS ATTENDING NNEWI TEACHING HOSPITALS: BLOOD AND STOOL SAMPLE ANALYSIS. Tropical Journal of Applied Natural Sciences, Volume 3, Issue 1, 15.
Egbe, P. A., Umeaku, C. N., Iheukwumere, I. H., Iheukwumere, C. M., Dim, C. N., Onwuasoanya, U. F., Ezenwata, I. S., Afulukwe, S. C., Ike, V. E., Ezeumeh, E. N.. "PREVALENCE OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION IN ULCER PATIENTS ATTENDING NNEWI TEACHING HOSPITALS: BLOOD AND STOOL SAMPLE ANALYSIS." Tropical Journal of Applied Natural Sciences, vol. Volume 3, Issue 1, 2025, pp. 15.
Egbe, P. A., Umeaku, C. N., Iheukwumere, I. H., Iheukwumere, C. M., Dim, C. N., Onwuasoanya, U. F., Ezenwata, I. S., Afulukwe, S. C., Ike, V. E., Ezeumeh, E. N.. "PREVALENCE OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION IN ULCER PATIENTS ATTENDING NNEWI TEACHING HOSPITALS: BLOOD AND STOOL SAMPLE ANALYSIS." Tropical Journal of Applied Natural Sciences Volume 3, Issue 1 (2025): 15.
@article{prevalenceofhelicobacterpyloriinfectioninulcerpatientsattendingnnewiteachinghospitals:bloodandstoolsampleanalysis2025,
author = Egbe, P. A., Umeaku, C. N., Iheukwumere, I. H., Iheukwumere, C. M., Dim, C. N., Onwuasoanya, U. F., Ezenwata, I. S., Afulukwe, S. C., Ike, V. E., Ezeumeh, E. N.,
title = PREVALENCE OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION IN ULCER PATIENTS ATTENDING NNEWI TEACHING HOSPITALS: BLOOD AND STOOL SAMPLE ANALYSIS,
journal = Tropical Journal of Applied Natural Sciences,
year = 2025,
volume = Volume 3, Issue 1,
pages = 15
}
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