Prevalência de infecção por, Helicobacter pylori em crianças avaliadas no Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil / Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in children evaluated at \"Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre\", RS, Brazil
Arq. gastroenterol
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38(2): 132-137, abr.-jun. 2001. tab
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en Portugués
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RESUMO
OBJECTIVES:
To determine prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in a group of symptomatic patients between 2 and 18 years old who were submitted to gastric biopsy during upper endoscopy done in the period of 1990-97. To correlate the histological findings with clinical and endoscopical data.METHODS:
A cross-sectional study done after review of clinical and histopathological data. Histopathological sections were reviewed by a pathologist, who did not know the clinical information and the previous histopathological reports.RESULTS:
Among 181 patients evaluated, prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection was 24.86% (45 positive cases). In pathological analysis, gastritis was found in 38/45 of the positive Helicobacter pylori patients and in 45/136 negative Helicobacter pylori. Gastric ulceration was found in 6/45 positive Helicobacter pylori and in 3/136 negative Helicobacter pylori.CONCLUSION:
This study stated a significative association between Helicobacter pylori infection and pathological abnormalities in children evaluated in the "Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre", RS, Brazil.
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Asunto principal:
Helicobacter pylori
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Infecciones por Helicobacter
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio de prevalencia
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Estudio pronóstico
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Factores de riesgo
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Estudio de tamizaje
Límite:
Adolescente
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Niño
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Child, preschool
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Brasil
Idioma:
Portugués
Revista:
Arq. gastroenterol
Asunto de la revista:
Gastroenterologia
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul/BR
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