• African health sciences · Mar 2016

    Co-occurrence of Helicobacter pylori with faecal bacteria in Nairobi river basin: public health implications.

    • Victor Dinda and Andrew Kimang'a.
    • Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Medical Laboratory Sciences.
    • Afr Health Sci. 2016 Mar 1; 16 (1): 177-82.

    IntroductionOverwhelming evidence implicates Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) as an etiologic agent of gastrointestinal diseases including gastric cancer. The mode of transmission of this pathogen remains poorly understood.ObjectiveThis investigation is to establish the presence of H. pylori in the waters of the Nairobi river basin and the predictive value the presence of fecal indicator bacteria would have for H. pylori.MethodologyPhysical, chemical and biological assessment of water quality of rivers in Nairobi were carried out using standard methods. H. pylori DNA in water was detected using highly specific primers of glmM gene (294pb).ResultsThere was high presence of faecal bacteria in the waters sampled. H. pylori DNA was detected in two domestic wells and one river. The wells were located in two different regions of the water basin but influenced by similar human activities.ConclusionThe high presence of faecal bacteria in the waters sampled did not parallel the H. pylori detection in the same waters. H. pylori was detected in the Nairobi river basin, but there was no relationship between the numerical levels of fecal bacteria and H. pylori.

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