Prevalência de helicobactérias e alterações na mucosa gástrica de cães saudáveis Prevalence of helicobacters and alterations in gastric mucosa of healthy dogs

• Main Authors: F.Q. Moutinho, A. Thomassian, M.J. Watanabe, S.M.C. Suzano, J.L. Sequeira
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2007-08-01
• Series: Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
• Subjects: cão; Helicobacter; prevalência; dog; prevalence
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352007000400040

<abstract language="eng">Prevalence, distribution and density of gastric helicobacter colonization were determined in 50 healthy dogs, characterizing the macroscopic and microcospic aspects of their mucosa. Helicobacter prevalence was 96%, with greater distribution in the gastric fundus and body. Although the presence of macroscopic alterations was high (58%), it was characterized as mild due to the predominance of less severe ones (65.5%). High prevalence of mostly monoclear cell infriltate (64.7%) was noted. Association between the presence of helicobacter and macro and microscopic alterations was not observed.