Infecção por Helicobacter pylori: transmissão intradomiciliar e os fenótipos de grupos sanguíneos ABO e Lewis como marcadores de predisposição entre as famílias residentes as margens do Rio Tocantins, no município de Imperatriz – MA

Abstract

The present study aimed to analyze the relationship between infection by Helicobacter pylori in children and their parents through diagnostic laboratory and epidemiological information, helping to clarify the possible etiological factors of this infection. A descriptive and analytical cross-sectional was conducted, from March to June 2012. The study population included 48 families living on the river in areas of the river Tocantins, in the municipal of Imperatriz-Maranhão, registered and assisted by the family health team operating in that area. Form epidemiological applied and biological material collected from children under 12 years corresponded to samples of feces and saliva, while the parents or guardians and children from 12 years corresponded to samples of blood and saliva. Serum samples were screened for the presence of anti-H. pylori by immunoassays (ELISA) was used in saliva DOT-ELISA technique on nitrocellulose membranes for identifying phenotypes ABH and Lewis, feces were used for the detection of H. pylori antigens using immune chromatographic assay qualitatively. The overall prevalence of infection in children under 12 years was 69,23%, with onset before the first year of life. The prevalence of infection in mothers and fathers was 76.60% and 59.09% respectively; between infected mothers 77,27% of the children were also infected. The prevalence of infection by H. pylori, among the members of the families studied showed no associations with the phenotypes of blood groups ABO, Lewis and secretor status. Socioeconomic aspects are suggestive of interfamilial transmission that can be facilitated by poor environmental conditions, with lack of sanitation, hygiene and poverty.