Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Children

Helicobacter pylori infection is a common problem in pediatric practice, and its acquisition is related with poor socioeconomic conditions. Although the organism is thought to be responsible for many diseases, only a handful of them have a direct causal relationship. At present, only a small number...

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Autores principales: Rajindrajith, Shaman, Devanarayana, Niranga M., de Silva, Hithanadura Janaka
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2009
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2702974/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19568571
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1319-3767.48964
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author Rajindrajith, Shaman
Devanarayana, Niranga M.
de Silva, Hithanadura Janaka
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description Helicobacter pylori infection is a common problem in pediatric practice, and its acquisition is related with poor socioeconomic conditions. Although the organism is thought to be responsible for many diseases, only a handful of them have a direct causal relationship. At present, only a small number of children with well-defined clinical syndromes are benefited from testing and treatment. The treatment should include at least two antibiotics with a proton pump inhibitor.
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spelling pubmed-27029742009-06-30 Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Children Rajindrajith, Shaman Devanarayana, Niranga M. de Silva, Hithanadura Janaka Saudi J Gastroenterol Review Article Helicobacter pylori infection is a common problem in pediatric practice, and its acquisition is related with poor socioeconomic conditions. Although the organism is thought to be responsible for many diseases, only a handful of them have a direct causal relationship. At present, only a small number of children with well-defined clinical syndromes are benefited from testing and treatment. The treatment should include at least two antibiotics with a proton pump inhibitor. Medknow Publications 2009-04 /pmc/articles/PMC2702974/ /pubmed/19568571 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1319-3767.48964 Text en © Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Rajindrajith, Shaman
Devanarayana, Niranga M.
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Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Children
title Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Children
title_full Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Children
title_fullStr Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Children
title_full_unstemmed Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Children
title_short Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Children
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2702974/
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