Antibodies to Helicobacter pylori in dyspeptic patients, asymptomatic adults, and children from Costa Rica

Bartels Madrigal, Giselle; Herrera Echeverría, Adelita; Salas Chaves, Pilar; Sierra Ramos, Rafaela; Lomonte, Bruno

doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1699-0463.1995.tb01128.x

Antibodies to Helicobacter pylori in dyspeptic patients, asymptomatic adults, and children from Costa Rica

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Fecha

1995-06-30

Authors

Bartels Madrigal, Giselle

Herrera Echeverría, Adelita

Salas Chaves, Pilar

Sierra Ramos, Rafaela

Lomonte, Bruno

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1699-0463.1995.tb01128.x

Resumen

An enzyme immunoassay for the detection of serum IgG antibodies to H. pylori whole bacterial sonicate was used in a study of dyspeptic adult patients (n=165), apparently healthy blood donors (n=154), and children (n = 66) from Costa Rica, where a very high incidence of gastric carcinoma is observed. The mean antibody levels and frequency distributions were similar in the dyspeptic patients and the blood donors. Meanwhile lower antibody levels to H. pylori were more frequently observed in children than in adults, suggesting an age-dependent increase in seroprevalence, as described in studies from other populations.

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artículo -- Universidad de Costa Rica, Instituto de Investigaciones en Salud. 1995. Debido a las políticas de la revista en la que el artículo fue publicado, no es posible descargar la versión editor/PDF; no obstante, se pone a disposición el URL original donde el documento fue publicado.