2003
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-200302000-00009
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Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori Antibodies in Medical Students and Residents in Recife, Brazil

Abstract: The seroprevalence rate of Hp antibodies amongst medical students and residents increases from the basic up to residence level, suggesting that contact with patients during clinical practice may constitute a risk factor for acquiring Hp infection.

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“…Comparing the results of the present study to those of previous studies performed to screen for H. pylori infection specifically among asymptomatic university students; nearly similar percentages were reported among Nigerian university students: 54% (Ishaleku and Ihiabe, 2010) and among Irish ones: 59% (Sheehan et al, 2004). Lower prevalence rates were reported among the same sector in Brazil: 23.4% (Melo et al, 2003) and Saudi Arabia: 35% (Almadhi et al, 2007). A higher prevalence rate of 71% was reported among Ethiopian university students (Alebie and Kaba, 2016).…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 83%
“…Comparing the results of the present study to those of previous studies performed to screen for H. pylori infection specifically among asymptomatic university students; nearly similar percentages were reported among Nigerian university students: 54% (Ishaleku and Ihiabe, 2010) and among Irish ones: 59% (Sheehan et al, 2004). Lower prevalence rates were reported among the same sector in Brazil: 23.4% (Melo et al, 2003) and Saudi Arabia: 35% (Almadhi et al, 2007). A higher prevalence rate of 71% was reported among Ethiopian university students (Alebie and Kaba, 2016).…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 83%
“…In populations with precarious SES, resident in urban and rural areas, the prevalence of infection may reach 70% of children at 5 years of age, reaching over 80% of individuals after the age of 20. Moreover, the improvement in the population's living conditions, characterized by higher household income, higher level of education and adequate health services, provides an impact on the prevalence of H pylori infection, with a drop in the prevalence of H pylori infection (1,32,103,108,138,170,183,202,212) .…”
Section: Group 5 Epidemiology Of Infection and Proposals For Action mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…En estudiantes universitarios de países desarrollados se han reportado resultados contradictorios en la prevalencia de H. pylori, dando cifras mucho mayores (21,30) o por el contrario muy bajas (20,(31)(32)(33)(34) berse al tipo de población estudiada, ya que respecto a estudiantes del área de la salud existen datos muy similares, comunicando prevalencias de 25 hasta 38,6% (19,35,36). La elevada prevalencia mundial de infección por H. pylori, aunado a la insuficiente evidencia de sus rutas de contaminación, han dado lugar al estudio de diversos grupos sociales y de sus núcleos familiares ante la posibilidad de que esta sea la fuente de infección principal, adjudicando por lo tanto, al contacto estrecho entre sus miembros como una posible vía de contaminación; esto se ha hecho patente en algunos estudios realizados en niños y sus familias donde se ha encontrado esta asociación desde el punto de vista epidemiológico y molecular (4,10,16).…”
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“…La infección por H. pylori se ha asociado con la presencia de niveles socioeconómicos y educativos bajos, con la edad, el hacinamiento y el contacto estrecho entre las personas (14,15) (sobre todo en el núcleo familiar), convivencia en orfanatos y hospitales psiquiátricos, así como un mayor predominio en sujetos originarios de paí-ses en desarrollo (10), alcanzando seroprevalencias de 50 a 70% de la población general (16)(17)(18), y de 10 a 51,7% en población estudiantil universitaria (19)(20)(21).…”
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