Publications

helicobacter pylori; histological and cultural correlation in chronic gastritis.	seventy seven antral biopsies were collected from patients attending endoscopy clinic at king khalid university hospital, riyadh, saudi arabia during a period of six months between december 1988 to may 1989. of these 69 (89.6%) showed chronic gastritis as well as helicobacter-like organisms (hlos) in the biopsy specimens while 63 (81.8%) of biopsies grew helicobacter pylori on culture. these findings indicate a good correlation between the histological diagnosis of chronic gastritis and isolatio ...	1991	1814029
prevalence of helicobacter (formerly campylobacter) pylori infection in saudia arabia, and comparison of those with and without upper gastrointestinal symptoms.	a causative role is now accepted for helicobacter (formerly campylobacter) pylori in type b gastritis, and evidence is accumulating that h. pylori infection plays a major contributory role in duodenal ulcer, gastric ulcer, and epidemic gastric cancer. the prevalence of h. pylori in any population remains unknown. we compared the prevalence of h. pylori infection in the riyadh region of saudia arabia, using a specific and sensitive elisa for igg antibody against the high molecular weight cell-ass ...	1990	2375321
lack of association of coronary artery disease with h.pylori infection.	it has been suggested from previous studies that there is an associated increased risk of coronary artery disease (cad) in patients with helicobacter pylori (h.pylori). however, others dispute this. we therefore evaluated this hypothesis in a group of patients with confirmed h.pylori infection.	2003	14710286
gastritis in saudi arab children.	information on childhood gastritis in developing countries is rare; hence, the objective of this study is to report the pattern of this condition in saudi arab children.	2005	15900363
helicobacter pylori prevalence among medical students in a high endemic area.	to evaluate the prevalence of helicobacter pylori (h. pylori) among saudi medical students.	2007	17530106
seroprevalence of helicobacter pylori infection in large series of patients in an urban area of saudi arabia.	helicobacter pylori is present worldwide but few large population studies exist on the epidemiology of the infection in saudi arabia. this is an urban based study which was undertaken to determine the prevalence of h. pylori infection among outpatients suffering from gastrointestinal symptoms attending large hospital in riyadh, saudi arabia.	2008	19077524
detection of salmonella typhi agglutinins in sera of patients with other febrile illnesses and healthy individuals.	widal test is frequently applied for the detection of salmonella agglutinins to diagnose salmonella enterica serotype typhi infection. there are however a number of controversies challenging the diagnostic utility of this test. this study was performed to determine the prevalence of salmonella agglutinins in patients with other febrile illnesses and healthy blood donors.	2011	21311155