Introduction:

the infection for Helicobacter pylori is one of the more prevalent in the world; it supposes a significant burden for the sanitary systems, due to the high resistance to antibiotics that it presents for its eradication.

Objective:

to determine the clinical epidemiological characteristics of the infection due to Helicobacter pylori in patients treated in the provincial consultation of Gastroenterología.

Materials and methods:

an observational, descriptive study was carried out in a universe formed by 167 patients with positive Helicobacter pylori determined by urease test. The variables to consider were age, sex, histologic diagnosis, clinical symptoms and clinical evolution after the specific treatment for Helicobacter pylori. The statistical technique of analysis of frequencies distribution was used.

Results:

59, 6% of the patients was Helicobacter pylori positive with prevalence of the male sex; chronic gastritis was the gastric alteration more associated to the infection. Epigastralgia and abdominal distension were the most frequent symptoms. 49% of the cases evolved in a satisfactory way and only 17% answered bad to the treatment.

Conclusions:

a high percent of infection by Helicobacter pylori was found and also a good answer to the used treatment.

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