The serological epidemiology investigation of Helicobacter pylori infection in hospital staff

Objective: To know the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori( Hp) infection in hospital staffs. Methods: The serum anti-Hp IgG of 1 582 hospital staffs and 213 non-hospital staffs were determined using ELISA. Results: The Hp antibody positive rate in hospital staffs was significantly higher than that in non- hospital staffs( P 0. 01),the Hp antibody positive rate in patients with indigestion symptoms was significantly higher than that in patients without indigestion symptoms( P 0. 01). Conclusions: Hospital staff is the high-risk groups of Hp infection.