TIME TRENDS OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI PREVALENCE IN ITAJAÍ - SC: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF 25 YEARS BASED ON ENDOSCOPIC DATABASE

TIME TRENDS OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI PREVALENCE IN ITAJAÍ - SC: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF 25 YEARS BASED ON ENDOSCOPIC DATABASE

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The bacterium Helicobacter pylori is strongly associated with the development of gastric adenocarcinoma. Currently, the prevalence in developed countries is 40%, but this value increases considerably in developing countries, which can reach rates bigger than 90%. OBJECTIVE:...

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Main Authors: Fangio FERRARI, Elisa Cantú Germano DUTRA, Henrieli Correia ZANARDI, Bruno Lorenzo SCOLARO, Odemari Miranda FERRARI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2019-05-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
Infecções por Helicobacter
Epidemiologia
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032019000100010&lng=en&tlng=en

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