The objective of this study is to elucidate the role of drinking water derived from the public source in Lima, Peru and transmission of H. pylori infection using genotypic techniques.
The objective of this study is to detect the presence of Helicobacter Pylori in the drinking water derived from the public network by molecular and genomic techniques in districts of Lima (Brena, Chorrillos, Comas, El Agustino, La Victoria, Lince, Los Olivos, Miraflores, Puente Piedra, Rimac, San Isidro, San Juan de Lurigancho, San Martin de Porres, Villa El Salvador, and Villa Maria del Triunfo) with high and low incidence of gastric carcinoma. The secondary objective of this study is to establish correlations between the findings in water and those of the stomach of patients with symptoms of dyspepsia who live in those districts.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
107
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Lima, Peru
Detect H. pylori in public drinking water of Lima Peru
To detect the presence of Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) in the drinking water derived from the public network by molecular and genomic techniques in districts of Lima, Peru (districts detailed in protocol).
Time frame: within 1 year of receving last sample
Correlation of H. pylori in water and those of stomachs of patients with symptoms
To establish correlations between the findings in water and those of the stomach of patients with symptoms of dyspepsia who live in those districts.
Time frame: Within 1 year of receiving last sample
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