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High Seroprevalence of Anti-H. pylori Antibodies in Patients with Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

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Background: Despite major advances in the management of ventilator-associated pneumonia, its pathogenesis is not clearly known. Recently, the role of gastric colonization has been proposed. We compared the prevalence of H. pylori by serology in patients with VAP and in control subjects to determine the role of H. pylori and gastric colonization in the pathogenesis of VAP.

Methods:118 intubated and mechanically ventilated patients were included and divided into two groups; 59 subjects with VAP and 59 control patients. Results of the serologic tests, demographic characteristics and time of blood sampling were registered.

Results: Mean age in seropositive patients was significantly higher. 71.2% in the VAP group and 61.01% in controls were IgG seropositive (P=0.24). IgM seropositivity was 23.73% versus 8.47% in VAPs and controls, respectively (P=0.024). By increasing the time of intubation, more patients became seropositive for IgM (Pearson’s correlation coefficient=0.4, P=0.002).

Conclusion:  IgM seropositivity and serum level were significantly higher in VAP patients. Also by increasing the duration of intubation and time of sampling, serum levels and seropositivity for IgM increased significantly.

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Gastric colonization Helicobacter pylori Pathogenesis Serology Ventilator-associated pneumonia
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Dadashi A, Hosseinzadeh N, Shiri Malekabad E, Ghaderi H. High Seroprevalence of Anti-H. pylori Antibodies in Patients with Ventilator Associated Pneumonia. J Med Bacteriol. 2019;8(1-2):21-26.