Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in Fortaleza, Northeastern Brazil Prevalência da infecção pelo Helicobacter pylori em Fortaleza, Ceará

• Main Authors: Maria N Rodrigues (Author), Dulciene M M Queiroz (Author), Rodrigo T Rodrigues (Author), Andreia M C Rocha (Author), Carlos R L Luz (Author), Lucia L B C Braga (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2005-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection was assessed in a randomly selected sample of individuals from low-income community in Fortaleza, Northeastern Brazil. Overall, 384 out of 610 participants (62.9%) were H. pylori positive. A 47.5% infection rate was found in subjects aged six months to...