Abstract
The aim of this study was detection of H. pylori infection in patients with various gastrointestinal symptoms as related t o blood groups and Rhesus factor. A total of 200 patients, 110 males a nd 90 females, whose age ranged from 18-75 years were included in this s tudy. Gastric biopsies were taken from all patients for detection of H.pylori by RUT, culture and PCR. Blood samples were tested for H.pylori antibodies by RDT, and subjected to ABO/Rhesus blood group antigen typing. Results showed that 66.5%, 69.5%, 71% and 67.5% of patients were positive for H.pylori infection by RUT, RDT, culture, and PCR, respectiv ely. According to gender, 84.5% males and 58.9% females were H. pylori positive. The frequencies of H.pylori infection among patients with gastritis, gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, and gastr ic cancer were 73.4%,
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