Investigation of the association between glaucoma and Helicobacter pylori infection using the 14C-urea breath test

Tuzcu E. A., Aydogan F., Motor V. K., Ilhan O., Daglioglu M. C., Coskun M., ...More

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia, vol.78, no.4, pp.229-231, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 78 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.5935/0004-2749.20150059
  • Journal Name: Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.229-231
  • Keywords: Glaucoma, Glaucoma, open-angle, Helicobacter infections/complications, Helicobacter infections/diagnosis, Helicobacter pylori/isolation & purification, Urea/diagnostic use
  • Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the association between glaucoma and Helicobacter pylori infection by evaluating for the presence of H. pylori infection in patients with glaucoma using the 14C-urea breath test (14C-UBT). Methods: Using 14C-UBT, H. pylori infection positivity was compared between a group of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma and a control group with normal intraocular pressure and a normal optic disc or normal perimetry. Results: The 14C-UBT was positive in 18 (51.42%) out of 35 patients in the glaucoma group and in 15 (42.85%) out of 35 patients in the control group. H. pylori infection positivity rates were similar between the glaucoma and control groups (p>0.05). Conclusion: According to the 14C-UBT, there is no association between primary open-angle glaucoma and H. pylori infection.