Apolinaria García Cancino

Apolinaria García Cancino

PO Box 160C, Concepcion
Chile

Publications
  • Review Article
    Helicobacter pylori and Perinatal Pathologies: Pathogen Transmission During Childbirth?
    Author(s): Marcela Espinoza Monje, Ana Marín Vega, Lillian Matamala Valdés and Apolinaria García Cancino Marcela Espinoza Monje, Ana Marín Vega, Lillian Matamala Valdés and Apolinaria García Cancino

    Perinatal pathologies are diseases that show up during pregnancy until after the boy or girlīs birth, up to 28 days of life approximately. Helicobacter pylori infection is more frequent during pregnancy because in this period there is a decrease of the immune response mediated by cytotoxic cells with preservation of innate humoral immunity that causes bacterial activation and consequently a negative impact both for the motherīs as well as for the fetusīs health. Some of the perinatal pathologies related to this particular infection are: hyperemesis gravidarum, iron-deficiency anemia, restriction of intrauterine growth, spontaneous abortion and preeclampsia. The purpose of this review is to analyze pathologies linked to Helicobacter pylori infection during the pregnancy and find out if this pathogen can be transmitted from the mother to the child. It is concluded that the presence of Heli.. View More»
    DOI: 10.4172/0974-8369.1000313

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