Hafizi M, Mardani S, Borhani A, Ahmadi A, Nasri P, Nasri H. Association of helicobacter pylori infection with serum magnesium in kidney transplant patients.
J Renal Inj Prev 2014;
3:101-5. [PMID:
25610889 PMCID:
PMC4301387 DOI:
10.12861/jrip.2014.29]
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION
Few studies are available regarding the various promoting factors of H. pylori infection in kidney disease patients especially renal transplant individuals.
OBJECTIVES
This study was therefore conducted to examine the association of serum magnesium with H. pylori infection among kidney transplant patients. This cross-sectional investigation was conducted on a group of stable kidney transplant patients. Peripheral venous blood samples were collected for biochemical analysis after an overnight fast, Also urea breath test (UBT) was conducted for patients.
PATIENTS AND METHODS
A total of 50 cases was enrolled to the study. Mean serum magnesium value of the patients was 1.98 ± 0.62 mg/dl. Serum magnesium level in positive H. pylori patients was more than negative H. pylori patients (p=0.0005). In this study population, there was no significant difference in serum intact PTH, calcium, alkaline phosphatase, albumin levels and body mass index (BMI) between males and females or H. pylori positive and H. pylori negative subjects (p>0.5).
CONCLUSION
It is possible that, magnesium aggravates H. pylori infection in kidney transplant patients through the mechanisms like hemodialysis, which we had reported previously. However, more studies are necessary to prove the association of magnesium with H. pylori infection in renal transplant patients and finding the clinical relevance of our findings.
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