Childhood Helicobacter pylori infection and growth impairment in developing countries: A vicious cycle?

Pediatrics

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Windle, Henry J ^a   Kelleher, Dermot ^a   Crabtree, Jean E ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diarrhea; Enteric infections; H pylori; Hypochlorhydria; Iron deficiency anemia; Malnutrition

Indexed keywords

PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ACHLORHYDRIA; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENTEROPATHY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GASTROENTERITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GIARDIA; GROWTH DISORDER; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALNUTRITION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SALMONELLA; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUPERINFECTION;

ACHLORHYDRIA; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DYSENTERY; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROTON PUMPS;

EID: 33947142315     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-2196     Document Type: Review

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