Detection of Helicobacter Pylori in Colonic Tissue in Newly Diagnosed Ulcerative Colitis Patients

Several bacterial and viral agents may have a role in the aetiology of IBD. In theory, H. pylori infection could be involved in IBD by inducing alterations in gastric and/or intestinal permeability or by causing immunological derangements resulting in absorption of antigenic material and autoimmunity via various immunological pathways.