Factors associated with H pylori epidemiology in symptomatic children in Buenos Aires, Argentina

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 33, 2006, Pages 5384-5388

  Goldman, Cinthia ^a   Barrado, Andrés ^a   Janjetic, Mariana ^a   Balcarce, Norma ^b   Rua, Eduardo Cueto ^b   Oshiro, Masaru ^c   Calcagno, María L ^a   Sarrasague, Margarita Martinez ^a   Fuda, Julián ^a   Weill, Ricardo ^d   Zubillaga, Marcela ^a   Perez Perez, Guillermo I ^e   Boccio, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Hospital de Ninos Sor Maria Ludovica   (Argentina)

^c Health Center Di Matteo San Fernando   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE MORÓN   (Argentina)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Epidemiology; H pylori; Prevalence; Urea breath test

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIRD; CAT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SIBLING; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; UREA BREATH TEST;

EID: 33749264829     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5384     Document Type: Article

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