HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION AND GASTRIC CANCER PRECURSOR LESIONS: PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN A REFERENCE LABORATORY IN SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL.
Michele Fernandes RodriguesMaximiliano Ribeiro GuerraAngélica Vilela Rodrigues de AlvarengaDanillo Zeferino de Oliveira SouzaRafaella Angélica Vieira E Silva CostaSônia Maria Neumann CupoliloPublished in: Arquivos de gastroenterologia (2020)
The present study reinforces the association of H. pylori infection with gastric cancer precursor lesions in a Brazilian population, emphasizing the importance of infection prevention measures, as well as the treatment of infected patients, especially in regions with lower socioeconomic levels that show a higher prevalence of infection by H. pylori.