Helicobacter pylori infection among children with gastrointestinal symptoms: A high prevalence of infection among patients with reflux oesophagitis

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1047-1049

  Daugule, Ilva ^a,b   Rumba, Ingrida ^a   Alksnis, Janis ^c   Ejderhamn, Jan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Diagnostic Centre of Riga   (Latvia)

Author keywords

Children and adolescents; Dyspeptic symptoms; Gastro oesophageal reflux; Helicobacter pylori; Reflux oesophagitis

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13; UREASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GROUPS BY AGE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOMACH DISEASE; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; UREA BREATH TEST;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; LATVIA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 34250641795     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00329.x     Document Type: Article

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