Helicobacter Pylori Status and Associated Gastroscopic Diagnoses in a Tertiary Hospital Endoscopy Population in Rwanda

dc.contributor.authorWalker, Timothy D
dc.contributor.authorKaremera, Martin
dc.contributor.authorNgabonziza, Francois
dc.contributor.authorKyamanywa, Patrick
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-07T12:52:47Z
dc.date.available2022-04-07T12:52:47Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractBackground The study was undertaken to document the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori and endoscopic diagnoses in Rwandans presenting for gastroscopy. Methods We studied an endoscopic database containing 961 consecutive gastroscopy patients at the University Teaching Hospital, Butare, over 12 months. Patient characteristics, endoscopic diagnoses and H. pylori status (by modified rapid urease testing) were analysed. Results and conclusion The overall H. pylori positivity rate was 75% (n=825), similar to that found elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa. Common endoscopic diagnoses included duodenal ulceration (20%), duodenitis (9%), benign gastric outlet obstruction (6%) and malignancy (5%). Duodenal ulceration was strongly associated with H. pylori infection (OR 6.2 [3.1–12.6]; p<0.001).en_US
dc.identifier.citationWalker, T.D., Karemera, M., Ngabonziza, F. and Kyamanywa, P. (2014). Helicobacter pylori status and associated gastroscopic diagnoses in a tertiary hospital endoscopy population in Rwanda. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 108(5), pp.305-307.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0035-9203
dc.identifier.issn1878-3503
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12280/2926
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherOxford Univ Press , Great Clarendon St, Oxford, England, Ox2 6dpen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesTransactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene;108(5)
dc.subjectGastroscopyen_US
dc.subjectHelicobacter pylorien_US
dc.subjectRwandaen_US
dc.subjectGastroscopyen_US
dc.subjectCanceren_US
dc.subjectDuodenal ulceren_US
dc.subjectEndoscopyen_US
dc.titleHelicobacter Pylori Status and Associated Gastroscopic Diagnoses in a Tertiary Hospital Endoscopy Population in Rwandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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