Prevalence of H. pylori infection in a population from the rural area of Aracuai, MG, Brazil

Authors
de Oliveira, AMR Rocha, GA Queiroz, DMD Barbosa, MT Silva, SC
Citation
Amr. De Oliveira et al., Prevalence of H. pylori infection in a population from the rural area of Aracuai, MG, Brazil, REV MICROB, 30(1), 1999, pp. 59-61
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
REVISTA DE MICROBIOLOGIA
ISSN journal
00013714 → ACNP
Volume
30
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
59 - 61
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-3714(199901/03)30:1<59:POHPII>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection was evaluated by ELISA in a rural population in Minas Gerais, Brazil. A total of 114 among 131 adults (87.0%) and 54 among 87 children (62.0%) presented anti-H. pylori antibodie s and the prevalence of the infection increased with age (p < 0.001).