Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı Bandirma Devlet Hastanesi’ndeki Helicobacter

Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the frequency of Helicobacterpylori (H. pylori) in Bandirma State Hospital and its relation with parametersin the Sydney classification.Methods: Endoscopy reports of 1029 patients undergoing diagnostic endoscopyat Bandirma State Hospital Endoscopy Unit between January 2016and February 2017 were retrospectively reviewed using Sydney classification.Results: Nearly 60.6% of the patients in the study were female. Female patients(41.7%) had a lower rate of H. pylori than male patients (54.1%). Theaverage age does not vary according to sex, and the average age of all patientswas 48.2 years. Inflammation (99.8%) in 1027 patients and neutrophilactivation (50%) in 515 patients, intestinal metaplasia (18.7%) in 192 patients,glandular atrophy (4.7%) in 48 patients, and lymphoid follicle (25.1%) in 258patients were detected. In 479 patients, H. pylori was positive (46.6%).Conclusion: In our study, the prevalence of H. pylori was 46.6%, below theaverage of the literature and similar to the results in developed countries.When the association of H. pylori with the variables of the Sydney classificationis examined, as the intensity of inflammation, neutrophil activation,intestinal metaplasia, and lymphoid follicle grade increased, H. pylori positivityincreased, but the relationship between glandular atrophy level andH. pylori was not significant.