Abstract
Test for faecal occult blood (FOB) is commonly used to evaluate patients with intestinal disorders. An assessment of FOBT and infection with H. pylori using standard techniques was conducted among dyspeptic patients attending primary health cares in Abakaliki, Nigeria. Of the 262 patients screened, 163(62%) were FOB+ of which 64 [39.3% ((95% CI: 29.2-48.8%) were H. pylori seropositive. FOB+ patients were more likely than were FOBpatients to be seropositive for H. pylori (39.3% vs. 5.1%, OR = 12.2). Although no relationship was found between FOBT result and presence of intestinal parasites (X2 = 9.4, p > 0.05), yeast cells were found more in stool samples of FOB+ than in FOBdyspeptic patients [68 vs. 30 (95% CI: 0.051-0.329)]. FOBT remains a vital tool for assessing intestinal disorders and may be used for the initial evaluation and early management decisions when patients first present at the first visit to their GPs.
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