Table 3 Outcome of MHE∞ after six weeks of treatment of active Hp* infection and SIBOΩ..

From: Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy: Effect of H. pylori infection and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth treatment on clinical outcomes

Cirrhotic patients with MHE n = 55

MHE improved

MHE not improved

p value

SIBO positive

16 (38.1)

1 (7.7)

0.03

SIBO negative

26 (61.9)

12 (92.3)

 

Hp positive

22 (52.4)

6 (46.2)

0.69

Hp negative

20 (47.6)

7 (53.8)

 

Meld score

14.02 ± 2.80

16.0 ± 3.46

0.04

CTP classBC

40 (95.2) 2(4.8)

8 (61.5) 5 (38.5)

0.001

  1. ∞MHE: Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy
  2. *Hp: Helicobacter pylori
  3. πSIBO: Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth.
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