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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PERINATOLOGY
Volume 17, Issue 5, Pages 243-247Publisher
THIEME MEDICAL PUBL INC
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-10005
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Helicobacter pylori; hyperemesis gravidarum; latent gastritis; PCR
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Recently, possible involvement of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) in hyperemesis gravidarum have been reported based on serological studies and the therapeutic effects of antibiotics. In this study, we examined for the presence of H. pylori genome [by (PCR) of saliva] in combination with serological techniques. Thirty-four patients with hyperemesis and 29 normal pregnant subjects were examined for serum anti-H. pylori IgG antibodies and PCR of saliva. By serum antibody test, 16 of 34 hyperemesis patients (47.5%) were positive for anti-H. pylori IgG antibody, while 6 of 29 control subjects (20.6%) were positive (chi (2) p < 0.0005). PCR revealed positive H. pylori genome in 21 cases out of 34 hyperemesis (61.8%, 14 of 16 patients positive for H. pylori antibody and 7 of H. pylori-antibody-negative 18 patients) and 8 of 29 control subjects (27.6%) ((2) P < 0.000001). We suggest chronic infection of H. pylori as one of the important factors on the pathogenesis of hyperemesis gravidarum even though it may not be the single cause of the disorder.
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