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

Aim: To determine prevalence of H pylori infection in symptomatic children in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and to investigate factors associated with H pylori positivity. Methods: A total of 395 children with upper gastrointestinal symptoms referred to the Gastroenterology Unit of the Children Hospital...

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Publicado: 2006
Materias:
Children
Epidemiology
H pylori
Prevalence
Urea breath test
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
Acceso en línea:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_10079327_v12_n33_p5384_Goldman
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_10079327_v12_n33_p5384_Goldman
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Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA) de Universidad de Buenos Aires
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Sumario:Aim: To determine prevalence of H pylori infection in symptomatic children in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and to investigate factors associated with H pylori positivity. Methods: A total of 395 children with upper gastrointestinal symptoms referred to the Gastroenterology Unit of the Children Hospital "Sor Maria Ludovica" were evaluated for the presence of H pylori by the 13 C-Urea Breath Test ( 13 C-UBT). A questionnaire was applied to the recruited population. Results: Prevalence of H pylori infection was 40.0% in this population (mean age 9.97 ± 3.1 years). The factors associated with H pylori positivity were number of siblings (P < 0.001), presence of pet cats (P = 0.03) and birds (P = 0.04) in the household, and antecedents of gastritis among family members (P = 0.01). After multivariate analysis, number of siblings [Odds ratio (OR) = 1.39; 95% CI, 1.20-1.61] and contact with pet cats (OR = 1.76; 95% CI, 1.00-3.09) remained as variables associated with H pylori infection. Conclusion: The prevalence of H pylori infection in children with upper gastrointestinal symptoms in Argentina was similar to that reported in developed countries. Children from families with a higher crowding index and presence of pet cats have a higher risk of being colonized with H pylori. © 2006 The WJG Press. All rights reserved.

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