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
; Arq. gastroenterol;38(2): 132-137, abr.-jun. 2001. tab
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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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LILACS
Main subject:
Helicobacter pylori
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Helicobacter Infections
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
Pt
Journal:
Arq. gastroenterol
Journal subject:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Year:
2001
Type:
Article