Valor diagnóstico de las técnicas para detección de Helicobacter pylori en patologías gástricas

ABSTRACT: Helicobacter pylori is a Gram negative microaerophilic bacterium with 6 flagella that allows mobility and colonizes the stomach by adhering to the gastric mucosa. In some they present symptoms, in others they do not due to the pathogenicity that this microorganism develops. The present work fulfilled the objective of assessing how effective invasive and non-invasive techniques are for the diagnosis of H. pylori in gastric pathologies in Latin America. According to the method of study carried out with documentary-bibliographic design, descriptive cross-sectional level and retrospective chronology, the research was developed through a bibliographic, documentary review where the study population was made up of all 69 scientific articles related to the topic of study, magazines, updated files from which all the most relevant information was collected based on the subject of study, among which are Scielo, Redalyc, Elseiver, Medigraphic, PubMed. The main results of the infection are due to several factors, including sex, place of residence, poor hygiene habits, among others, in conclusion, according to the data obtained in the investigation, it is described that the female sex is more vulnerable to contracting the infection. Infection with a percentage of 70% in the age range of 30 - 60 years of age and the most used technique was PCR with a percentage of 97 - 100% in sensitivity, and with 98 - 100% in specificity, it is the test most effective and reliable for the diagnosis of H. pylori in Latin America.

• Main Author: Ordoñez Lozano, Nury Mileisha (author)
• Other Authors: Toaquiza Gavilánez, Rosa Alva (author)
• Format: bachelorThesis
• Language: spa
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: sensibilidad; patologías gástricas; cáncer de estómago; infección
• Online Access: http://dspace.unach.edu.ec/handle/51000/9543