BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori can cause hypochlorhydria in some hosts and predispose to diarrheal infections. AIMS: We tested the hypothesis that chronic H. pylori infection increases the risk of diarrheal illness due to an acid-sensitive organism: enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC). METHODS: After testing healthy adult volunteers for H. pylori, 19 infected and 26 uninfected subjects had gastric pH probes placed and were given 5-10 × 10(9) EPEC organisms; six had previously received a proton pump inhibitor. We measured diarrhea and created a composite gastroenteritis severity score based on symptoms in the 48 h following exposure. Outcomes were compared using logistic regression and analysis of covariance. RESULTS: More H. pylori-infected (36.8%) than H. pylori-uninfected subjects (7.7%) were hypochlorhydric (P = 0.02). Six (31.6%) H. pylori-infected and five H. pylori-uninfected subjects (19.2%) developed diarrhea (P = 0.34). Hypochlorhydria was a strong risk factor for diarrhea [odds ratio (OR) 6.25, confidence interval (CI): 1.29-30.35]. After adjusting for hypochlorhydria and EPEC dose, H. pylori was not associated with diarrhea (OR 0.89, CI: 0.17-4.58). Among those with symptoms, H. pylori-infected subjects had lower gastroenteritis severity score than did H. pylori-uninfected subjects (2.6, CI: 1.9-3.4 versus 1.5, CI: 1.1-1.9, P = 0.01), particularly if they were also hypochlorhydric (3.8, CI: 2.3-5.3 versus 1.9, CI: 1.3-2.5, P = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS: In adults, H. pylori infection was associated with hypochlorhydria but had no detectable effect on occurrence of diarrhea. Among symptomatic subjects, H. pylori infection decreased severity of gastroenteritis.
BACKGROUND:Helicobacter pylori can cause hypochlorhydria in some hosts and predispose to diarrheal infections. AIMS: We tested the hypothesis that chronic H. pyloriinfection increases the risk of diarrheal illness due to an acid-sensitive organism: enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC). METHODS: After testing healthy adult volunteers for H. pylori, 19 infected and 26 uninfected subjects had gastric pH probes placed and were given 5-10 × 10(9) EPEC organisms; six had previously received a proton pump inhibitor. We measured diarrhea and created a composite gastroenteritis severity score based on symptoms in the 48 h following exposure. Outcomes were compared using logistic regression and analysis of covariance. RESULTS: More H. pylori-infected (36.8%) than H. pylori-uninfected subjects (7.7%) were hypochlorhydric (P = 0.02). Six (31.6%) H. pylori-infected and five H. pylori-uninfected subjects (19.2%) developed diarrhea (P = 0.34). Hypochlorhydria was a strong risk factor for diarrhea [odds ratio (OR) 6.25, confidence interval (CI): 1.29-30.35]. After adjusting for hypochlorhydria and EPEC dose, H. pylori was not associated with diarrhea (OR 0.89, CI: 0.17-4.58). Among those with symptoms, H. pylori-infected subjects had lower gastroenteritis severity score than did H. pylori-uninfected subjects (2.6, CI: 1.9-3.4 versus 1.5, CI: 1.1-1.9, P = 0.01), particularly if they were also hypochlorhydric (3.8, CI: 2.3-5.3 versus 1.9, CI: 1.3-2.5, P = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS: In adults, H. pyloriinfection was associated with hypochlorhydria but had no detectable effect on occurrence of diarrhea. Among symptomatic subjects, H. pyloriinfection decreased severity of gastroenteritis.
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