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ArticleJundishapur journal of microbiology2014

The Prevalence Rate of Helicobacter pylori Infection in, Chronic Otitis Media With Effusion Patients.

Nader Saki, Ali Reza Samarbaf Zadeh, Reza Sheikhpour Jonaky, Seyed Mahdi Noori, Gholam Abbas Kayedani, Soheila Nikakhlagh

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Article in Jundishapur journal of microbiology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Does Helicobacter pylori have a role in the pathogenesis of otitis media with effusion, or is it a fallacy??European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025
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  3. Possible Role ofInfection and drug resistance · 2023
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  4. Tympanosclerosis and atherosclerosis plaques: a comparative analytical study on some new microbiological and immunohistochemical aspects.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2021
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  6. Correlation Between Tympanosclerosis and Helicobacter pylori.Jundishapur journal of microbiology · 2015
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nader SakiHealth Research Institute, Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, IR Iran.
Ali Reza Samarbaf ZadehHealth Research Institute, Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, IR Iran.
Reza Sheikhpour JonakyHearing and Speech Research Centre, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, IR Iran.
Seyed Mahdi NooriHearing and Speech Research Centre, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, IR Iran.
Gholam Abbas KayedaniHealth Research Institute, Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, IR Iran.
Soheila NikakhlaghHearing and Speech Research Centre, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, IR Iran.
Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOtitis media with effusion (OME) is a common disease in children. Viral or bacterial infections, allergy, adenoids, functional abnormalities of the Eustachian tube, and gastroesophageal reflux might have a possible role in the pathogenesis of OME. However, the exact pathogenesis of OME is still unsettled.

objectivesThe purpose of this study was to compare Helicobacter pylori prevalence rates in the nasopharynx of pediatric patients with and without OME. PATIENTS AND

methodsEighty-four patients (50 males and 34 females) who were subjected to adenoidectomy and myringotomy were included in the study group. Ninety-one patients (48 males and 43 females) who had only adenoidectomy were selected as the control group. Detection of H. pylori was done by polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

resultsAdenoid samples were positive for H. pylori in 21 (25%) patients in study group and 18 (19.8%) patients in control group. In the study group, 36 (42.8%) effusion samples (otitis media) of the patients were positive for H. pylori. In an analysis that compared H. pylori-negative and -positive children, the odds ratio (OR) for the occurrence of H. pylori was 1.35 (95% CI, 0.66 - 2.71). The association of age with H. pylori positivity decreased for 1-5 years age group, (1.09; 95% CI, 0.39 - 3.05) but increased for the 6-10 years group (OR, 1.48; 95% CI, 0.61-3.58). Furthermore, the association of sex with H. pylori positivity decreased for the male group (OR, 1.21; 95% CI, 0.50 - 2.91), but increased in the female group (OR, 1.44; 95% CI, 0.51-0.4.05).

conclusionsHeavy colonization of H. pylori in adenoid tissue and middle ear might have a role in pathogenesis of this infection. For OME cases resistant to medical treatment, it might be meaningful to evaluate the patient for H. pylori.

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AdenoidsHelicobacter pyloriOtitis Media with Effusion

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