Seroprevalencia de Helicobacter pylori en hemodializados. / [Helicobacter pylori seroprevalence in dialysis patients]
Acta gastroenterol. latinoam
; 33(3): 139-44, 2003.
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| ID: bin-38819
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
(a) to establish Hp infection seroprevalence among patients under chronic dialysis and to compare it with that of general population, (b) to assess the relationship between Hp prevalence and parameters associated with a higher morbidity, such as serum albumin levels, dialysis adequacy, and quality of life in this population.METHODS:
Ninety-three consecutive patients of both genders (58 M/35 F), X 57.5 +/- 17.2 years old, with end-stage chronic renal failure on maintenance dialysis were included. All of them received dialysis at Hospital Italiano, Buenos Aires. The presence of anti-Hp antibodies was established and its prevalence was compared with a control group. In all cases, serum albumin levels and time in dialysis were determined. In addition, dialysis adequacy was established by KT/V and quality of life was measured with Karnofskys index. Patients and controls were matched according variables associated with Hp infection in our country, i.e., age, socioeconomic and education levels.RESULTS:
Ninety-three dialysis patients were matched with 93 controls. According to the quick serological test, 44 out of 93 (47.3
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Collection:
06-national
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AR
Database:
BINACIS
Type of study:
Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Patient_preference
Language:
Es
Journal:
Acta gastroenterol. latinoam
Year:
2003
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
Argentina