Document Type : Letter to the editor
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Dear Editor,
We read carefully the article by Saeed et al. [1] entitled "Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Cigarette and Nargileh Smoking Males in Erbil City, Iraq" which was published in volume 18, issue 2, 2022 of Al-Anbar Medical Journal. On using serology (IgG antibody test) Saeed et al. [1] found that Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) prevalence in smokers and nonsmokers were 64.9% and 45.5%, respectively (P = 0.03). The young age group (25-34 years old) had the highest prevalence (54.1%; P = 0.05), and 89.2% of H. pylori-infected individuals had gastric complaints (P = 0.01). Nargileh smokers made up half of the H. pylori-positive participants. We, hereby, explore the limitations of the published article and provide insight into the value of serology to diagnose H. pylori infection.
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