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Helicobacter Pylori And Intestinal Parasites Co-Infection: Estimation Of Risk Factors Among Dyspeptic Patients In Mukalla City, Hadhramout, Yemen, Eidha Ali Bin-Hameed Bin-Hameed, Huda Mohammed Barajash Barajash

Hadhramout University Journal of Natural & Applied Sciences

The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection among dyspeptic patients was common in developing countries. H. pylori is capable of colonizing the gastric mucosa, and the infections often lead to the development of various gastrointestinal complaints. Human colonization by H. pylori and intestinal parasites is also common. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence co-infection of H. pylori and intestinal parasites and associated risk factors among dyspeptic patients referred to Mukalla city hospitals, Hadhramout, Yemen. In this cross-sectional study, one hundred stool samples were collected and diagnosed for detection H. pylori infection by rapid immunochromatographic stool-based antigen …