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
; 38(2): 132-137, abr.-jun. 2001. tab
Artigo
em Português
| LILACS
| ID: lil-305370
Biblioteca responsável:
BR1.1
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.
Texto completo:
Disponível
Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Helicobacter pylori
/
Infecções por Helicobacter
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
/
Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
/
Estudo de rastreamento
Limite:
Adolescente
/
Criança
/
Criança, pré-escolar
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Feminino
/
Humanos
/
Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
/
Brasil
Idioma:
Português
Revista:
Arq. gastroenterol
Assunto da revista:
Gastroenterologia
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul/BR
