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Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in routine adult tonsillectomies.
Barnhart, Leica; Balzer, Chloe; Criswell, Sheila.
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  • Barnhart L; Diagnostic and Health Sciences, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.
  • Balzer C; Diagnostic and Health Sciences, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.
  • Criswell S; Diagnostic and Health Sciences, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.
Biotech Histochem ; : 1-9, 2024 Aug 23.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39177030
ABSTRACT
Helicobacter pylori, a curved bacterial rod and causative agent of peptic ulcer and gastric adenocarcinoma, is found as an infectious agent in the stomach of over half of the global population. H. pylori has been identified in oral biofilms and its presence in adenotonsillar tissues has been suggested, with variations in testing methodology both proving and disproving its presence. The current study employed 119 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tonsillar tissues from an adult population (n=86) in a major metropolitan city with immunohistochemistry procedures using a monoclonal antibody to determine the incidence of H. pylori in the tonsils. H. pylori was identified in 72.1% of the patients and was associated with Actinomyces spp. in 92.0% of those cases. The high incidence of H. pylori in patients undergoing tonsillectomy suggests that H. pylori may be a contributing factor for tonsillitis and tonsillar hypertrophy. Furthermore, the reservoir for H. pylori in the tonsils may explain why some persons remain refractory to antibiotic treatment for gastric H. pylori.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Biotech Histochem Asunto de la revista: HISTOCITOQUIMICA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Biotech Histochem Asunto de la revista: HISTOCITOQUIMICA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article