Seroprevalencia de anticuerpos anti-CagA de Helicobacter pylori y su relación con factores epidemiológicos en Santa Fe. / [Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori anti-CagA antibodies and its relationship with epidemiologic factors in Santa Fe]

ABSTRACT

The early detection of anti-CagA antibodies in young adults would be of a great clinical impact in the prevention of gastric cancer. The aim of this study was to assess IgG and anti-CagA antibodies seroprevalence against Helicobacter pylori in our region using a non invasive technique, easy to perform an evaluating its relationship with different epidemiological risk factors. Four hundred and thirty-five volunteers with a mean age of forty years old from different health centers were included in this study. Demographic socieconomical and other data of interest were recorded. IgG and CagA antibodies against Helicobacter pylori were determined using an enzyme immunoassay technique. The prevalence of IgG antibodies was 52.2