title: [Antibodies against Helicobacter pylori in gastroenterology personnel, patients and the healthy population].
abstract: We have studied the prevalence of IgG antibodies to H. pylori in gastroenterology personnel, patients and healthy blood donors to determinate if there is a presumable high risk of infection among the first group, frequently at risk of exposure to gastrointestinal secretions. The positive percentage of sera in the gastroenterology personnel was 30.4% and in the healthy control group (mean age 35.8 years) was 38.5% (p = 0.620). In the patient group, the rate of positive results was 90% and in their control group (mean age 58 years) was 78.1% (p = 0.269). However, the differences were statistically significant when groups of different ages were compared (p less than 0.001). The results obtained suggest that the variations in the antibodies levels are age related and do not confirm the presumably increased risk among the gastroenterology personnel.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina de Alicante, Hospital General de Elche, Alicante.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Royo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Férez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Esteban
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martín
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pérez-Mateo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D001782:Blood Donors; D005756:Gastritis / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005762:Gastroenterology; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G
vernacular_title: Anticuerpos frente a Helicobacter pylori en personal de gastroenterología, pacientes y población sana.