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Revista colombiana de Gastroenterología

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Abstract

AHUMADA R., Enoc et al. Warthin-Starry stain identification of Helicobacter pylori in biopsies of patients who previously tested negative in hematoxylin-eosin staining for follicular gastritis. Rev Col Gastroenterol [online]. 2020, vol.35, n.1, pp.1-7. ISSN 0120-9957.  https://doi.org/10.22516/25007440.268.

Non-invasive and invasive techniques can be used for detection of Helicobacter pylori. An invasive technique identifies the bacteria through routine hematoxylin-eosin staining. Warthin-Starry stain is rarely used.

Objective:

Our objective was to identify H. pylori by Warthin-Starry staining of patient’s biopsies with chronic follicular gastritis who had previously tested negative in hematoxylin-eosin staining.

Materials and methods:

This is a descriptive, cross-sectional descriptive study that was carried out over a period of 12 months. The study examined paraffin blocks of samples taken from the gastric mucosa of patients diagnosed with chronic gastritis and follicular hyperplasia. A histological section was extracted from a block and tested with hematoxylin-eosin staining for the presence or absence of H. pylori. If absent, an additional cut was taken from the same block and Warthin-Starry staining was used to retest for the presence of the bacteria.

Results:

Of the 314 samples collected, 209 tested negative, and 105 tested positive for H. pylori when hematoxylin-eosin staining was used. Of the 209 negative samples, 45% (94) tested positive when Warthin Starry stain was used, and 55% (115) still tested negative.

Conclusion:

Findings of H. pylori are significantly higher when Warthin Starry stain was used to test samples whose previous histological study had evidenced an absence of the bacillus, especially in samples with a small amount of bacteria.

Keywords : Chronic gastritis; follicular hyperplasia; Helicobacter pylori; Hematoxylin-Eosin; Warthin Starry.

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