Helicobacter pylori infection in the HIV + population: a comorbidity to think about

OBJECTIVE: Gastrointestinal disorders are frequent in HIV+. Helicobacter pylori may be an underdiagnosed cause. METHODS: Patients with HIV and H. pylori were described since January 1998 up to December 2017. RESULTS: A total de 132 patients were included. The most frequent symptom was dyspepsia. 88.5% had chronic atrophic gastritis. Eradication was achieved in 102 (77.3%). Healing was more frequent with quadruple regimen (p=0.004) and in the youngest (p=0.041). CONCLUSIONS: H. pylori infection could be responsible for nonspecific digestive manifestations in HIV + patients.