This is alarming because of the high prevalence of H. pylori infections combined with the high prevalences of severe diseases that related to H. pylori infection such as pre-neoplastic lesions and gastric adenocarcinoma. Within Latin America there are profound differences in economic development and in the availability and quality of health services. In addition, marked inequality exists between urban and rural areas.
El impacto es preocupante en un continente con zonas de alta prevalencia de la infección y también con altas tasas de prevalencia de enfermedades graves relacionadas con la infección como son las lesiones preneoplásicas y el adenocarcinoma gástrico.