Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in Fortaleza, Northeastern Brazil.
Rev Saude Publica
; 39(5): 847-9, 2005 Oct.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16254664
ABSTRACT
The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection was assessed in a randomly selected sample of individuals from low-income community in Fortaleza, Northeastern Brazil. Overall, 384 out of 610 participants (62.9%) were H. pylori positive. A 47.5% infection rate was found in subjects aged six months to 10 years old, increased to 73.3% in subjects aged 11-20 years and then continued to increase with age reaching up to 87% in those over 60 years old. After this age group, the prevalence decreased slightly. The prevalence of infection increased significantly with age (p<0.0001).
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Base de dados:
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Assunto principal:
Helicobacter pylori
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Infecções por Helicobacter
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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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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Infant
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article