Comparison of Helicobacter pylori prevalence in symptomatic patients in northeastern Mexico with the rest of the country:: Its association with gastrointestinal disease
Comparison of Helicobacter pylori prevalence in symptomatic patients in northeastern Mexico with the rest of the country:: Its association with gastrointestinal disease
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DOI:
10.1016/s0188-4409(02)00459-9
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发表时间:
2003-01-01
影响因子:
7.7
通讯作者:
Garza-González, E
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作者:
Bosques-Padilla, FJ;Tijerina-Menchaca, R;Garza-González, E
Background. Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori varies among different geographic regions. The aim of this study was to assess H. pylori prevalence in symptomatic patients in northeastern Mexico and its possible association of H. pylori with disease.Methods. We studied 261 symptomatic patients (female/male 1.44, mean age 53 years) who underwent gastrointestinal endoscopy at Hospital Universitario Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Among patients included in this study, 209 (80.1%) had nonulcer dyspepsia (NUD), 30 (11.5%) peptic ulcer disease (PUD), and 22 (8.4%) high-grade dysplasia or gastric cancer. H. pylori status was determined by histology, positive rapid urease test, culture, or IgG whole-cell anti-H. pylori. Specific IgG antibodies for CagA status were determined by ELISA as previously described. Patients were defined as infected with H. pylori by positive results of two or more diagnostic tests used.Results. Overall prevalence of H. pylori was 67.8%. According to clinical presentation, gender (male) was related with gastric cancer (p