Abstract

LOZANO, Judith; LUCENA, Martín; PEREIRA, Keyla  and  FUENTES, Yelitza. Prevalencia de infección por Helicobacter pylori en pacientes con gastritis: Correlación anatomopatológica. Experiencia personal. Gen [online]. 2006, vol.60, n.3, pp.193-195. ISSN 0016-3503.

Infection by Helicobacter pylori (Hp) is very high in the undeveloped countries and it is a risk factor for gastric disease (gastritis, ulcer, gastric cancer and others). OBJETIVE: To determine the prevalence of Hp infection in Ciudad Guayana, and its relationship to the different types of gastritis. METHODS: We gathered the data from 81 patients from ages 13 to 67 years old, with a given average age of 39,2 years (SD=12,9), who attended the private practice of one of the authors at Hospital de Clinicas de CECIAMB in Ciudad Guayana. RESULTS: the male gender represented: 27 (33, 3%) ,and female: 54 (66.7%). The prevalence of Hp infection en the group was 82, 7% (n=67). There were no significant differences regarding prevalence as per gender. The Hp infection was more frequent in moderate and severe gastritis ( 85%) and in erosive gastritis ( 89,7%). In result, the high prevalence of Hp infection in the group studied was associated to major lesions in the gastric mucosa, which suggest that Hp eradication should be one of the main therapeutic goals for these patients.

Keywords : Helicobacter pylori; prevalence; gastritis; infection.

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