Clinical significance of the test in serum ammonia concentration in liver cirrhosis with helicobacter pylori infection
- VernacularTitle:肝硬化合并幽门螺杆菌感染患者血氨测定的临床意义
- Author:
Li YANG
;
Xiaoling ZHU
;
Yonglan JIN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Liver cirrhosis;
Helicobacter pylori;
Ammonia;
Hepatic encephalopathy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy
2006;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To study the relationship between ammonia concentration levels,Child class in cirrhotic patients with helicobacter pylori(Hp) infection and to observe the Hp eradication effect on ammonia.Methods Group A was consisted of 49 cases of cirrhotic patients with Hp infection.Group B included 46 cirrhotic patients without Hp infection.Group C was non-cirrhotic patients with helicobacter pylori infection.Each patient in all three groups was compared with change in serum ammonia concentration before and 4 weeks after Hp eradication therapy.Results The serum ammonia concentration in group A was significantly higher than group B and group C(P0.05).In group A,the serum ammonia concentration was increased as Child classification from A to C(P
