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<journal-id>0120-9957</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista colombiana de Gastroenterología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. colomb. Gastroenterol.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0120-9957</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Colombiana de Gastroenterología  ]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0120-99572022000400355</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22516/25007440.868</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in patients undergoing upper digestive tract endoscopy at a referral hospital in Cali, Colombia, in 2020]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Prevalencia de Helicobacter pylori en pacientes llevados a endoscopia de vías digestivas altas en un hospital de referencia en Cali, Colombia, en 2020]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sepúlveda]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mauricio]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Maldonado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Catalina]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bravo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Satizábal]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Natalia]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gempeler]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Andrés]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Castro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Andrés]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Escobar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juliana]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Herrera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jenifer]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rosso]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Fernando]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rojas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Nelson]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rojas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Fundación Valle del Lili  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cali ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Fundación Valle del Lili  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cali ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Fundación Valle del Lili  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cali ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Fundación Valle del Lili  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cali ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,Fundación Valle del Lili  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cali ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af6">
<institution><![CDATA[,Fundación Valle del Lili  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cali ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af7">
<institution><![CDATA[,Fundación Valle del Lili  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cali ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af8">
<institution><![CDATA[,Fundación Valle del Lili  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cali ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af9">
<institution><![CDATA[,Fundación Valle del Lili  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cali ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>37</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>355</fpage>
<lpage>361</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0120-99572022000400355&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0120-99572022000400355&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0120-99572022000400355&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction: Helicobacter pylori infection has a high prevalence and distribution worldwide. Due to its association with the development of gastric adenocarcinoma, updates on its prevalence are of interest to the internist or gastroenterologist and policymaking. This study measured the prevalence of H. pylori and evaluated its association with endoscopic and histopathological findings in adults with an indication for upper GI endoscopy (EGD).  Materials and methods: This analytical cohort study describes the prevalence of H. pylori and assesses risk factors associated with this infection in adult patients undergoing outpatient EGD for any medical indication in the endoscopy unit of a quaternary care university hospital between June and December 2020. Endoscopic and histopathological findings and the prevalence of H. pylori are described. To explore the risk factors, the chi-square (&#967;2) test was used to evaluate differences in proportions and the Student&#8217;s t and Mann-Whitney U tests for continuous variables according to their distribution.  Results: 613 patients met the selection criteria and were included in the analysis. The most frequent indication for EGD was dyspepsia. The prevalence of H. pylori was 38.5% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 34.7-42.4%).  Conclusion: H. pylori is a topic of great interest in gastrointestinal pathologies. The endoscopic search should take place in the antrum and body. Its presence was most common in patients with a normal esophagus, follicular nodular gastritis, duodenal ulcer, and acute inflammation upon the histological study. More studies are required to complement the local epidemiological behavior.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción:  la infección por Helicobacter pylori tiene una alta prevalencia y distribución a nivel mundial. Por su asociación con el desarrollo de adenocarcinoma gástrico, las actualizaciones sobre su prevalencia son de interés para el médico internista o gastroenterólogo, así como para la generación de políticas públicas. Este estudio midió la prevalencia de H. pylori y evaluó su asociación con hallazgos endoscópicos e histopatológicos en adultos con indicación de endoscopia de vías digestivas altas (EVDA).  Metodología:  estudio de cohorte analítica para describir la prevalencia de H. pylori y evaluar factores de riesgo asociados a esta infección en pacientes adultos sometidos a EVDA ambulatoria por cualquier indicación médica en la unidad de endoscopia de un hospital universitario de cuarto nivel de complejidad entre junio y diciembre de 2020. Se describen hallazgos endoscópicos, histopatológicos y la prevalencia de H. pylori. Para explorar los factores de riesgo se usó la prueba chi cuadrado (&#967;2) para evaluar diferencias en las proporciones y las pruebas t de Student y U de Mann-Whitney para las variables continuas según su distribución.  Resultados: 613 pacientes cumplieron los criterios de selección y fueron incluidos en el análisis. La indicación más frecuente de EVDA fue dispepsia. La prevalencia de H. pylori fue de 38,5% (intervalo de confianza [IC] 95%: 34,7%-42,4%).  Conclusión: H. pylori es un tema de gran interés en las patologías gastrointestinales. La búsqueda endoscópica debe ser en el antro y cuerpo. Su presencia fue mayor en pacientes con esófago normal, gastritis nodular folicular, úlcera duodenal e inflamación aguda al estudio histológico. Se requieren más estudios que complementen el comportamiento epidemiológico local.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[neoplasias gástricas]]></kwd>
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