The use of immunological method for identification of helicobacter pylori in culture

  • Andrzej Namiot Department of Human Anatomy, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
  • Katarzyna Leszczynska Department of Diagnostic Microbiology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
  • Dorota B. Namiot Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
  • Robert Bucki Department of Microbiological and Nanobiomedical Engineering, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland; The Faculty of Human Sciences of the Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Kielce, Poland
  • Andrzej Kemona Department of General Pathomorphology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
  • Michał Chilewicz Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, District Hospital, Bialystok, Poland
  • Zbigniew Namiot Medical Institute, Lomza State University of Applied Sciences, Lomza, Poland; Department of Physiology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland

Abstract

The aim of the study was to establish whether the immune method detecting Helicobacter pylori antigens can be used for the identification of H. pylori from a culture. Bacteria were cultured from endoscopic specimens of gastric mucosa from 378 patients. A positive result of H. pylori culture was obtained in 166 patients (43.9%), while the presence of H. pylori antigens was obtained in 164 (98.8%). The classical method for H. pylori identification from a culture is characterized by high accuracy. Therefore, a positive result of the test for the presence of H. pylori antigens from the culture could only be additional evidence confirming the culture results in selected cases.

Published
2017-05-30
How to Cite
NAMIOT, Andrzej et al. The use of immunological method for identification of helicobacter pylori in culture. Polish Journal of Applied Sciences, [S.l.], v. 3, n. 1, p. 16-19, may 2017. ISSN 2451-1544. Available at: <https://pjas.ansl.edu.pl/index.php/pjas/article/view/8>. Date accessed: 20 apr. 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.19260/PJAS.2017.3.1.03.
Section
Public Health