Prevalence of Helicobacter Pylori Infection in School and Pre-School Aged Children with C-14 Urea Breath Test and the Association with Familial and Environmental Factors

Molecular Imaging and Radionuclide Therapy
Alev ÇınarMeliha Korkmaz

Abstract

To investigate the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection in pre-school and school age children with C-14 urea breath test, and to explore its association with age and socioeconomic factors in Turkey. Hp infection status was determined by using Urea Breath Test (UBT). Patients who had previous gastric surgery, Hp eradication treatment or equivocal UBT results were excluded. A questionnaire was administered to elicit information on gender, age, ABO/Rh blood group type, presence of gastric disease in the family, domestic animal in the household, and treatment for idiopathic Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA). This retrospective study included 500 pediatric patients (179 boys, 321 girls, mean age 10.7±4.3 years) of whom 62 (12.4%) were aged ≤6 years and 438 (87.6%) were aged 7 to 16 years. Helicobacter pylori (Hp) was positive in 245 (49%) cases. In the pre-school age group, 21/62 cases (34%) had positive UBT while in the school age group 224/438 children (51%) had positive UBT. A family history of dyspepsia and pet ownership were not associated with Hp positivity. Hp positive 76 (29.8%) children were on IDA treatment but this was not statistically significant. The Hp infection positivity rate was 49% in the pediatric age stud...Continue Reading

Citations

Aug 18, 2016·Helicobacter·Andrea SustmannSibylle Koletzko
Jun 24, 2017·Helicobacter·Beatriz Zabala TorrresMiguel O'Ryan
Mar 24, 2018·Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases·Mohammed AbbasMutasim E Ibrahim
Jun 28, 2018·Digestive Diseases and Sciences·Gokhan TumgorSalih Cetiner

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SPSS
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