Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection in a Rural Area of the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil
The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection was evaluated by ELISA in 40 children and teenagers and in 164 adults from a rural area of the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Antibodies to H. pylori were detected in the serum of 31 (77.5%) children and teenagers and in 139 (84.7%) adults. The prevalen...
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doaj-5291dc85a35e46178a58c8118812bb662020-11-24T21:01:17ZengInstituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da SaúdeMemórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.0074-02761678-80601998-03-0193217110.1590/S0074-02761998000200006Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection in a Rural Area of the State of Mato Grosso, BrazilFrancisco José Dutra SoutoCór Jesus Fernandes FontesGifone Aguiar RochaAndreia Maria Rocha de OliveiraEdilberto Nogueira MendesDulciene Maria de Magalhães QueirozThe prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection was evaluated by ELISA in 40 children and teenagers and in 164 adults from a rural area of the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Antibodies to H. pylori were detected in the serum of 31 (77.5%) children and teenagers and in 139 (84.7%) adults. The prevalence of infection increased with age (c2 for trend, p < 0.01) even though no variations occurred in the region in the present century in terms of living conditions or sanitation, economical development and migratory influx supporting the hypothesis that the infection is also acquired during later life in developing countries. An inverse correlation was observed between the prevalence of infection and annual family income (c2 for trend, p < 0.013). There was no correlation between type of system for sewage disposal and prevalence of infection (p = 0.8). In conclusion, the prevalence of H. pylori infection in Nossa Senhora do Livramento, a rural area from Brazil, is very high and similar to that observed in other developing countries. Furthermore, the increase in the prevalence of infection with age observed in this population seems to be due to both, cohort effect and acquisition of the infection during later lifehttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761998000200006Helicobacter pyloriH. pyloriH. pyloriH. pylori |
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Francisco José Dutra Souto Cór Jesus Fernandes Fontes Gifone Aguiar Rocha Andreia Maria Rocha de Oliveira Edilberto Nogueira Mendes Dulciene Maria de Magalhães Queiroz |
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Francisco José Dutra Souto Cór Jesus Fernandes Fontes Gifone Aguiar Rocha Andreia Maria Rocha de Oliveira Edilberto Nogueira Mendes Dulciene Maria de Magalhães Queiroz Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection in a Rural Area of the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Helicobacter pylori H. pylori H. pylori H. pylori |
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Francisco José Dutra Souto Cór Jesus Fernandes Fontes Gifone Aguiar Rocha Andreia Maria Rocha de Oliveira Edilberto Nogueira Mendes Dulciene Maria de Magalhães Queiroz |
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Francisco José Dutra Souto |
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Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection in a Rural Area of the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil |
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Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection in a Rural Area of the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil |
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Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection in a Rural Area of the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil |
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Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection in a Rural Area of the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil |
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Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection in a Rural Area of the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil |
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prevalence of helicobacter pylori infection in a rural area of the state of mato grosso, brazil |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde |
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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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0074-0276 1678-8060 |
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1998-03-01 |
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The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection was evaluated by ELISA in 40 children and teenagers and in 164 adults from a rural area of the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Antibodies to H. pylori were detected in the serum of 31 (77.5%) children and teenagers and in 139 (84.7%) adults. The prevalence of infection increased with age (c2 for trend, p < 0.01) even though no variations occurred in the region in the present century in terms of living conditions or sanitation, economical development and migratory influx supporting the hypothesis that the infection is also acquired during later life in developing countries. An inverse correlation was observed between the prevalence of infection and annual family income (c2 for trend, p < 0.013). There was no correlation between type of system for sewage disposal and prevalence of infection (p = 0.8). In conclusion, the prevalence of H. pylori infection in Nossa Senhora do Livramento, a rural area from Brazil, is very high and similar to that observed in other developing countries. Furthermore, the increase in the prevalence of infection with age observed in this population seems to be due to both, cohort effect and acquisition of the infection during later life |
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Helicobacter pylori H. pylori H. pylori H. pylori |
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