Low prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in Canadian children: A cross-sectional analysis

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 485-489

  Segal, Idit ^a,b   Otley, Anthony ^c   Issenman, Robert ^d   Armstrong, David ^d   Espinosa, Victor ^b   Cawdron, Ruth ^d   Morshed, Muhammad G ^e   Jacobson, Kevan ^a,b  

^a BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Helicobacter pylori; Pediatrics; Prevalence; UBT

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBON 13; UREASE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ETHNICITY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; PEPTIC ULCER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID UREASE TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UREA BREATH TEST;

ADOLESCENT; BREATH TESTS; CANADA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 46749139888     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2008/410176     Document Type: Article

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