Copyright
©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2013; 19(18): 2806-2810
Published online May 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i18.2806
Published online May 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i18.2806
Table 2 Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in each diagnosis n (%)
| Diseases | n | Positive |
| Gastritis | 307 | 219 (71.3) |
| Gastric ulcer | 25 | 23 (92.0) |
| Duodenal ulcer | 22 | 20 (90.9) |
| Gastric cancer | 5 | 3 (60.0) |
| Duodenal erosion | 5 | 3 (60.0) |
| Duodenal tumor | 1 | 1 (100.0) |
| Reflux esophagitis | 7 | 4 (57.1) |
-
Citation: Vilaichone RK, Mahachai V, Shiota S, Uchida T, Ratanachu-ek T, Tshering L, Tung NL, Fujioka T, Moriyama M, Yamaoka Y. Extremely high prevalence of
Helicobacter pylori infection in Bhutan. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(18): 2806-2810 - URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i18/2806.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i18.2806