Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori antibodies in patients with kidney transplantation

摘要: INTRODUCTION Our target was to verify if belonging a selected group of patients, who have undergone kidney transplantation and before that suffered from high level uremia sometimes with border line levels , could be risk factor for acquiring HP antibodies. MATERIALS AND METHODS We evaluated in 23 an average age 16.3, attending our Day-Hospital Unit followed up after transplant, the prevalence anti-HP antibodies, measured serum by ELISA method. The this has been compared observed healthy cohort 36 people. RESULTS Antibodies were present 31.8% patients without any correlation age, urea level, cyclosporinemia, total lgG IgA DISCUSSION In end, doesn't seem infection. Detecting antibodies can method select must undergo other strumental examinations.