Low Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection evaluated by stool antigen test in preschool and school children

The study evaluated the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in toddlers using the stool antigen test. Helicobacter pylori was detected in 28/113 (13.1%). Crowding and age were risk factors significantly associated to the infection. We conclude there is a low prevalence of the infection in th...

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Autores principales: Portorreal, Áurea C, Machado, Rodrigo Strehl., Vigliar, Renata, Kawakami, Elisabete
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2008
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Medical Microbiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3768482/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24031285
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1517-838220080004000012
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author Portorreal, Áurea C
Machado, Rodrigo Strehl.
Vigliar, Renata
Kawakami, Elisabete
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spelling pubmed-37684822013-09-12 Low Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection evaluated by stool antigen test in preschool and school children Portorreal, Áurea C Machado, Rodrigo Strehl. Vigliar, Renata Kawakami, Elisabete Braz J Microbiol Medical Microbiology The study evaluated the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in toddlers using the stool antigen test. Helicobacter pylori was detected in 28/113 (13.1%). Crowding and age were risk factors significantly associated to the infection. We conclude there is a low prevalence of the infection in the studied children. Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2008 2008-12-01 /pmc/articles/PMC3768482/ /pubmed/24031285 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1517-838220080004000012 Text en © Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ All the content of the journal, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons License
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Portorreal, Áurea C
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Low Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection evaluated by stool antigen test in preschool and school children
title Low Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection evaluated by stool antigen test in preschool and school children
title_full Low Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection evaluated by stool antigen test in preschool and school children
title_fullStr Low Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection evaluated by stool antigen test in preschool and school children
title_full_unstemmed Low Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection evaluated by stool antigen test in preschool and school children
title_short Low Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection evaluated by stool antigen test in preschool and school children
title_sort low prevalence of helicobacter pylori infection evaluated by stool antigen test in preschool and school children
topic Medical Microbiology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3768482/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24031285
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1517-838220080004000012
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