Association between duration of dialysis and Helicobacter pylori infection in dialysis patients: a meta-analysis

ConclusionOur meta-analysis found that HP infection rate was negatively correlated with accumulative dialysis time, and methods of HP detection did not influence the association between HP infection and accumulative dialysis time. We also found that age was the risk factor of HP infection in dialysis patients. Further studies need to be performed to elucidate the mechanism of the correlation between HP infection and duration of dialysis, to explore which timing period of dialysis is most susceptible to HP infection, then, improve the prognosis of patients with renal diseases.
Source: International Urology and Nephrology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research