Sero-prevalence of Helicobacter Pylori among Staff & Students in Faculty of Pharmacy Al-Hajjar Qabas Neamah1, Al-Mousawi Haider Turky2 1Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kufa University 2Faculty of Biotechnology, Iraq Online published on 27 November, 2019. Abstract Background Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) is a kind of bacteria that inhabitsin the gastrointestinal tract and has a tendency to attach the gastric lining of stomach. The infection with H.pylori iscommonlyharmless, but it is responsible for the majority of ulcers in the gastrointestinal gut. In addition to, it is a major pathogenic cause for gastro duodenal ulcerand gastric carcinoma. Since of fluctuating epidemiologic conditions and changing the resistance patterns with therapeutic implications, the medical controlling of H.pylori infection is still dynamic process and need periodic caring. Objective: to investigate the sero-prevalence of H. pylori infection among students and staff from faculty of pharmacy/Kufa University(Najaf, Iraq)as a foundation for early detection for this infection and identifythe epidemic state of this infection between selective people. Methods: 90 serum samples collectedfrom students and staff, then theytested for anti-human IgG using Combo one-Step Rapid Test Cassette. The two distinctive red lines showing in the control and regions of the kit after 10 minutes indicated positive reaction. Results: Of the 90 blood, samples enrolled for this study, serological evidence for the prevalence rate of H.pylori infection was 26 (28.9%). Analysis of seroprevalence of infection revealed that the prevalence was higher in female (33.3%) than in male that appeared less percentage. In addition, the results of this study showed that the high percentage (54.5%) of H. pylori infectionappeared in age more than 35 years, besides blood group A has more likely to be infected with H.pylori. Conclusions: The detection of Helicobacter pylori infection using blood test found that moderate to low prevalence among staff and students in faculty of pharmacy/Kufa University. Top Keywords Helicobacter pylori, seroprevalence, age, gender, blood group. Top |