Zaki F Aref, Shamardan Ezzeldin Sayed Bazeed, Asmaa Nafady, Dalia Fahim Mohammed Fahim, Ali A Ghweil, Mennatallah Ali Abdelrhman Sayed, Heba Mohammad Qubaisy, Mahmoud Khalefa, Usama A Arafa, Badawy Shahat Badawy, Ahmed Shawkat Abdelmohsen, Mohammed H Hassan, Aida A Abdelmaksoud
BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori is assumed to cause many gastric and extragastric diseases. We aimed to assess the possible association role of H. pylori in Otitis media with effusion (OME), nasal polyps and adenotonsillitis. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of 186 patients with various ear, nose and throat diseases were included. The study comprised 78 children with chronic adenotonsillitis, 43 children with nasal polyps and 65 children with OME. OME patients were assigned to two subgroups: those who have and those who did not have adenoid hyperplasia...
2023: Infection and Drug Resistance