Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CIRCUMPOLAR HEALTH
Volume 77, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2018.1510715
Keywords
Helicobacter pylori; Alaska natives; gastritis; metaplasia; cagPAI
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- Indian Health Service [U26IHS300410]
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) [1 U26 94 00005]
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Helicobacter pylori infection is common among Alaska native (AN) people, however scant gastric histopathologic data is available for this population. This study aimed to characterise gastric histopathology and H. pylori infection among AN people. We enrolled AN adults undergoing upper endoscopy. Gastric biopsy samples were evaluated for pathologic changes, the presence of H. pylori, and the presence of cag pathogenicity island-positive bacteria. Of 432 persons; two persons were diagnosed with gastric adenocarcinoma, two with MALT lymphoma, 40 (10%) with ulcers, and 51 (12%) with intestinal metaplasia. Fifty-five per cent of H. pylori-positive persons had cog pathogenicity island positive bacteria. The gastric antrum had the highest prevalence of acute and chronic moderate-severe gastritis. H. pylori-positive persons were 16 and four times more likely to have moderate-severe acute gastritis and chronic gastritis (p < 0.01), respectively. An intact cog pathogenicity island positive was correlated with moderate-severe acute antral gastritis (53% vs. 31%, p = 0.0003). H. pylori-positive persons were more likely to have moderate-severe acute and chronic gastritis compared to H. pylori-negative persons. Gastritis and intestinal metaplasia were most frequently found in the gastric antrum. Intact cog pathogenicity island positive was correlated with acute antral gastritis and intestinal metaplasia.
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