Helicobacter pylori chronic gastritis in children: To eradicate or not to eradicate?

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 50-56

  Buonavolontà, Roberta ^a   Miele, Erasmo ^a   Russo, Daniela ^a   Vecchione, Raffaella ^a   Staiano, Annamaria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; AMOXICILLIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; OMEPRAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSPEPSIA; ERADICATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTRITIS; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SYMPTOM; UREA BREATH TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; AMOXICILLIN; ANTACIDS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BREATH TESTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLARITHROMYCIN; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; OMEPRAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UREA;

EID: 79958712087     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.01.033     Document Type: Article

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