Abstract

Patients with hemodialysis also experience gastrointestinal complications; however, it is uncertain whether infection with Helicobacter pylori is popular in these patients. OBJECTIVE: This research aims to determine the prevalence of infection with H. pylori in patients with stable chronic hemodialysis and its relation to serum magnesium level. Methods: The study was carried out at Theodor Bilharz Research Institute (TBRI) Hospital, as we have identified the prevalence of H. pylori infection in 80 Egyptian patients with hemodialysis by the anti-Helicobacter pylori IgG serum antibodies, and its relation to serum magnesium level. The results were compared to 40 subjects with normal renal function. RESULTS: 24 patients (30%) of the patients group and 18 subjects (45%) of the control group were positive for H. pylori infection, these differences were highly significant (P value < 0.001). There was no statistical difference in serum Mg level within the hemodialysis group between positive and negative H. pylori Ig G patients (P value 0.7).

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