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Tipo: Artigo de Periódico
Título: Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with Helicobacter pylori infection in blood donors in Salvador, Northeast-Brazil
Título(s) alternativo(s): Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Autor(es): Lyra, André Castro
Santana, Genoile
Santana, Nelma Pereira de
Silvany Neto, Anibal
Magalhães, Emilia
Pereira, Eduardo M.
Mascarenhas, Ramiro
Lyra, Marcos C.
Veiga, Andrea
Ferreira, Karina
Zaterka, Schlioma
Lyra, Luiz Guilherme Costa
Autor(es): Lyra, André Castro
Santana, Genoile
Santana, Nelma Pereira de
Silvany Neto, Anibal
Magalhães, Emilia
Pereira, Eduardo M.
Mascarenhas, Ramiro
Lyra, Marcos C.
Veiga, Andrea
Ferreira, Karina
Zaterka, Schlioma
Lyra, Luiz Guilherme Costa
Abstract: Helicobacter pylori plays an important role in the etiology of peptic ulcer disease. Its prevalence appears to be higher in developing countries. We evaluated the seroprevalence of H. pylori and risk factors associated with infection in voluntary blood donors who attended the main blood center of the city of Salvador, Brazil. The subjects responded to an epidemiological questionnaire, with information about sex, age, race, lifestyle, social-economic level indicators, and residence and hygiene conditions. Anti-H. pylori antibody was determined by ELISA (Cobas Core, Roche). Three hundred and seven subjects were included in the study. Anti-H. pylori antibody results were indeterminate in 33 individuals (10.8%), who were excluded from analysis. Among the remaining 274 subjects, 187 (68.2%) were anti-H. pylori positive. Based on multivariate logistic regression analysis three variables were found to be significantly associated with a higher prevalence of H. pylori infection: absence of plumbing in the residence during childhood, a history of rainwater invading the dwelling during childhood, and low ingestion of milk.
Palavras-chave: H. pylori
seroprevalence
risk factors
Brazil
Editora / Evento / Instituição: Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
URI: http://www.repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/6967
Data do documento: 2003
Aparece nas coleções:Artigo Publicado em Periódico (Faculdade de Medicina)

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