title: [Campylobacter pylori in children and adults subjected to endoscopy, correlation of endoscopic, bacteriologic and histopathologic findings].
abstract: Campylobacter pylori has been associated to peptic ulcer and gastritis. We investigated the presence of C pylori in 17 children and 50 adults who needed endoscopy to investigate upper gastrointestinal symptoms. Gram stain, Whartin-Starry stain and the urease test were used to identify the germ; best results were obtained with the Gram stain. C pylori was present in 5.8% of children and 88% of adults, including all patients with peptic ulcer and 36 out of 39 with histologic evidence of gastritis. However, the germ was also found in 79% of patients with a normal mucosa. Our results suggest that C pylori is frequently present in gastric mucosa of children and adults with upper gastrointestinal problems. Further studies are needed to elucidate its possible pathogenic role in gastritis or peptic ulcer.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Prado
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wenger
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Klinger
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Latorre
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maggiolo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Casados
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Campylobacter pylori en niños y adultos sometidos a endoscopía, correlación de hallazgos endoscópicos, bacteriológicos e histopatológicos.