Potentially Infectious Helicobacter pylori in Tap Water in Kermanshah, Western Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although the pathogenesis of Helicobacter pylori is well-defined, the origin and transmission of the bacterium have remained largely unknown. The water transmission hypothesis suggested that water acts as a carrier in oral-fecal transmission, especially in high-prevalence areas. We aimed to evaluate the possible contamination of tap water with infective H. pylori in Kermanshah, Iran from Sep-Oct 2020.

Methods

Tap water samples were collected from varieties of probable high-alert regions and the viability of H. pylori were achieved using culture and real-time PCR techniques (ureA gene expression).

Results

Out of 50 tap water samples, 3 were positive for H. pylori before enrichment and 6 were positive after enrichment by RT

SUBMITTER: Hasanvand B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10430394 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature