The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in Vietnam and in Australia
- Author:
Vinh Thuy Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
stomach disease
- MeSH:
Stomach Diseases;
Helicobacter pylori;
Infection
- From:Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Information
2001;8():23-29
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Study on 732 Australia dyspeptic patients with infection of H. pylori, in which there are 96 Vietnamese immigrants. Results: Among dyspeptic patients, the prevalence of H. pylori infection in Vietnam (63.7%, 95%Cl: 62.7-64.7%) was statistically higher than that in Australia (46.4%, 95%Cl: 46.0-46.8%). The spectrum of GD diseases in Vietnamese dyspeptic patients is very different from that of Australian patients with higher DU and GU and lower GORD and Barrett's epithelium. The prevalence of H. pylori infection in Vietnamese patients in Hanoi is not different from that of Vietnamese immigrants in Australia. In contrast, GoRD is found about 7 times more frequent in Vietnamese immigrants compared with Vietnamese patients living in Hanoi.
