Detección de Helicobacter pylori por Microelisa en materias fecales y factores de riesgo en estudiantes secundarios de la Ciudad de Cuenca 2012

Abstract

This research aims to determine the presence of Helicobacter pylori in 202 students between the ages of 12-19 years of different kind of high school students in the city of Cuenca, Ecuador 2012. 65.3%are femaleand 34.7% male. The study sample was selected at random in the city of Cuenca. For the investigation we applied a questionnaire covering lifestyle, socio-economic, house type, housematerial, infrastructure type, occupation and educational level of parents, habits of cleanliness, food and symptoms at the time of collecting the sample. Feces were examined for identification of Helicobacter pylori by microplate analyzed biosafety standards and quality control, the examination was conducted in the Clinical Laboratory Diagnostic Center of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Cuenca. We used an ELISA reader brand equipment and reagent Human fecal antigen LINEAR commercial house (CROMATEST), Anti-H. Pylori Ag EIA TEST. Helicobacter pylori was found in 60.4% of high school students; greater in females, age 17-19 years, with health infrastructure and adequate housing conditions, with poor hygiene habits, food, with an average of 8-9 people in the family, with an average monthly income of $ 685