The prevalence and treatment outcomes of infection in a tertiary hospital in Thailand, 2018-2021.

Background And Aim: (HP) infection remains a significant global public health problem. This study aimed to study the prevalence of HP infection and treatment outcomes in Thailand.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the results of the urea breath test (UBT) performed at the King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital between 2018 and 2021.

Real-world data of prevalence, eradication regimens, and antibiotic resistance in Thailand, 2013-2018.

Background And Aim: is a class I carcinogen. Nowadays, the problem of antibiotic resistance is increasing worldwide. The latest prevalence rates of infection and resistant status in Thailand vary or are out of date.

The risk of gastric cancer in patients with gastric intestinal metaplasia in 5-year follow-up.

Background: Gastric intestinal metaplasia (GIM) is the premalignant stage of gastric cancer; however, consensus on its management has not been established.

Aim: To determine the risk factors for gastric cancer in a population of patients with GIM to guide the appropriate clinical recommendations in a low prevalence area for gastric cancer.

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study.

Extremely High Prevalence of Metronidazole-Resistant Helicobacter pylori Strains in Mountain People (Karen and Hmong) in Thailand.

This study aimed to survey the prevalence, patterns of antibiotic resistance, and clinical factors associated with antibiotic resistance in Helicobacter pylori among the Karen and Hmong mountain people of Thailand. We recruited dyspeptic patients in the Maesod district, Tak Province, Thailand. All subjects underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, and three antral gastric biopsies were obtained for rapid urease tests and culture.

Fluorescence in situ hybridization compared with conventional cytology for the diagnosis of malignant biliary tract strictures in Asian patients.

Background And Aims: Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) has improved the diagnostic performance of cytology for the evaluation of malignant biliary strictures in the United States and Europe. The utility of FISH for the diagnosis of biliary strictures in Asia is currently unknown. We aimed to compare the sensitivity of FISH and conventional cytology for the diagnosis of malignant biliary strictures in Thai patients.