Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in children dependently on age and living conditions.
Publication/Presentation Date
3-1-1996
Abstract
The aim of the study was to examine the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) in children in Lódź (Poland). The study was a serological survey of IgG antibodies to H. pylori in randomly chosen 240 children aged 6 months to 17 years. The serum was tested by ELISA technique (Porton-Cambridge, England) and by immunoenzymatic test (Quidel, USA). Some aspects of the family environment were studied. We found 15% infected children under 2 years, 16.6% infected children aged 3-5 years, 28.3% aged 6-10 years and 41.6% aged 11-17 years. We observed much higher prevalence of H. pylori infection in children from poor living conditions and in children from families with seropositive adults.
Volume
47
Issue
1
First Page
203
Last Page
207
ISSN
0867-5910
Published In/Presented At
Czkwianianc, E., Bak-Romaniszyn, L., Małecka-Panas, E., Suski, S., & Woch, G. (1996). Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in children dependently on age and living conditions. Journal of physiology and pharmacology : an official journal of the Polish Physiological Society, 47(1), 203–207.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics
PubMedID
8777300
Department(s)
Department of Pediatrics
Document Type
Article