Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in Fortaleza, Northeastern Brazil Prevalência da infecção pelo Helicobacter pylori em Fortaleza, Ceará
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...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2005-10-01
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Series: | Revista de Saúde Pública |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102005000500022 |