Abstract:
This study was undertaken to find out the incidence of helicobacter pylori in Sri Lankan
patients with peptic ulcer disease. The findings suggest the incidence of h.pylori infection is
low in Sri Lankan patients with peptic ulcer disease. As the sensitivity of the culture is very
low a combination of direct unease test and the gram stain smear of biopsy tissue are useful
simple screening tests for the detection of the h.pylori infection
