Helicobacter pylori IgG antibodies
Determination of igG antibody levels against Helicobacter.

CDT Medicus

Centrum Medyczne Damiana

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Determination of igG antibody levels against Helicobacter.
Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium adapted to the conditions of the prevailing in the human gastric mucosa.
Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium that has been adapted to the conditions of the human gastric mucosa
Produces urease that breaks down urea to ammonia and bicarbonate, thereby alkalizing the pH in the stomach from its immediate environment.
Infection occurs from person to person, most often by the oral route.
People infected with H.pylori develop:
- inflammatory reaction of the mucosa,
- chronic gastritis,
- an inflammatory gastritis,
- ulcer disease,
- as a last resort, cancer,
The concentration of IgG reaches a maximum 3 weeks after infection and remains increased throughout the duration of infection and variously long after cure.