Author/Authors :
Khedmat, Hossein baqiyatallah university of medical sciences - Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, ايران , Amini, Mohsen baqiyatallah university of medical sciences - Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, ايران , Karbasi, Ashraf baqiyatallah university of medical sciences - Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, ايران , Azizi, Reza baqiyatallah university of medical sciences - Department of Internal Medicine, ايران
Abstract :
Helicobacter pylori (HP) is a common infection worldwide and has been associated with severe morbidity. The level of vitamin B 12 in HP-infected chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients is reported to be lower than in the general population. The present study has been designed to evaluate the vitamin B 12 level in HP-infected CKD patients. We assessed the serum levels of vitamin B 12 in 50 CKD patients with positive HP serology,one and three months after the eradication of HP infection. There were significant differences between the serum levels of vitamin B 12 in the study patients before (806.98 ± 466.82) and after (760.36 ± 433.93) eradication treatment (P 0.001). We conclude that our study suggests the correlation between vitamin B 12 deficiency in CKD patients and the HP infection status.
