ArticleCureus2025
Prevalence of Histologically Positive Helicobacter pylori Infection Among Patients Who Underwent Upper GI Endoscopy at the University Hospital Limerick in 2023.
Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
1 citing paper in PubMed.
- Helicobacter pylori eradication treatment dispensing in the Irish General Medical Services population from 2012 to 2022: a repeated cross-sectional analysis.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2026Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
9 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundData on
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted at UHL between January and December 2023. Adult patients who underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with gastric biopsy were included. Histopathology was the primary diagnostic method, with the Campylobacter-like organism (CLO) rapid urease test in a subset. Demographics, clinical indications, and endoscopic findings were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the Chi-square test.
resultsOf 1023 patients who underwent endoscopy with gastric biopsies, 775 were tested histologically, and 103 (13.29%) were positive for
conclusionThe 13.2% prevalence aligns with rates in other developed settings but remains below global averages. The detailed geographical breakdown, particularly the predominance of cases from Co. Limerick, provides valuable insight into the local epidemiological landscape. The results highlight regional distribution patterns in Ireland and support the continued combined use of histology and rapid urease testing for accurate diagnosis.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.