Effect of H pylori infection and its eradication on hyperammo-nemia and hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhotic patients

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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2008; 14(12): 1914-1918
Published online Mar 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1914

Table 2 Effect of H pylori infection on blood ammonia concentration and HE

H pylori infection	n	Ammonia concentration (&mgr;mol/L)	HE rate
H pylori (–)	180	53.8 ± 51.4^b^d	55 (30.6%)^b^d
H pylori (+)	277	78.4 ± 63.6	162 (58.5%)
Eradicated	126	53.5 ± 37.7^b^d	43 (34.1%)^b^d
Failed to eradicate	11	97.5 ± 81.0	6 (54.5%)

^bP < 0.01, vs failed to eradicate (+) group;

^dP < 0.01, vs H pylori (+) group.

Citation: Chen SJ, Wang LJ, Zhu Q, Cai JT, Chen T, Si JM. Effect of H pylori infection and its eradication on hyperammo-nemia and hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhotic patients. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(12): 1914-1918
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v14/i12/1914.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.14.1914