Serologic response to Helicobacter pylori among children and teenagers in northern Chile.

Authors

• R G Russell
• S S Wasserman
• J M O'Donnoghue
• D N Taylor
• J Boslego
• J G Moreno
• R J Hopkins
• L J DeTolla
• J G Morris

Publication/Presentation Date

8-1-1993

Abstract

The serologic response to Helicobacter pylori was determined in 388 children and teenagers living in Iquique, Chile by using an IgG enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Serum antibody levels, as measured by optical density, correlated strongly with age. Increases in the mean antibody level were seen primarily after age five, with rates of seropositivity increasing to > or = 70% among teenagers. The reasons for this age-related pattern of acquisition of infection remain to be determined.

Volume

49

Issue

2

First Page

189

Last Page

191

ISSN

0002-9637

Published In/Presented At

Russell, R. G., Wasserman, S. S., O'Donnoghue, J. M., Taylor, D. N., Boslego, J., Moreno, J. G., Hopkins, R. J., DeTolla, L. J., & Morris, J. G., Jr (1993). Serologic response to Helicobacter pylori among children and teenagers in northern Chile. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 49(2), 189–191. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1993.49.189

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

8357081

Department(s)

Department of Surgery

Document Type

Article