Confirmación endoscópica de la gastritis por Helicobacter pilory en un centro médico venezolano de diagnóstico integral Endoscopy confirmation of gastritis due to Helicobacter pilory at a medical center of comprehensive diagnosis in Venezuela

A descriptive and retrospective study was carried out from January, 2008 to January, 2009 to diagnose, through endoscopy, gastritis condition caused by Helicobacter pilory in 50 subjects out of 215 individuals who attended Gastroenterology Department at the Medical Center of Comprehensive Diagnosis from Achaguas municipality, located in Apure state, Venezuela. Those subjects underwent a serological test to characterize them according to endoscopic and topographic classification of that kind of stomach inflammation. A prevalence of that gastroduodenal condition caused by the aforementioned bacteria in female and young persons aged 15–34 years was found in the series.