Etude épidémiologique de l’infection à Hélicobacter pylori dans la région de Rabat
K Laarej, R Alami, L Bentaleb, M Jbilou, S El Kabbaj, M Elmaouardi and A Bouklouze
Infection with H. pylori is universal, likely to affect all populations, but especially encountered when socio-economic conditions are unfavorable. The prevalence of this infection is 70 to 90% in developing countries, while it represents only 20 to 30% in industrialized countries. To assess the prevalence of H. pylori infection in the Rabat-Sale-Zamour-Zaer region, we present a retrospective cohort made up of 3923 patients with gastric symptoms admitted to the LRAM from early 2016 to the end of 2018 for a diagnosis of H. pylori infection by the 13C-labeled urea breath test. The overall prevalence rate of H. pylori infection in this study is 35.89% distributed equally between the two sexes, but partially high among the youngest age group between 14 and 39 years (41.24%)