Changing prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in children and adolescents

Helicobacter pylori infection has declined over recent decades. However, its prevalence remains high, and nearly 50% of the global population has been infected. In Korea, seroprevalence has steadily decreased in adults, but the status of H. pylori infection in children is unknown. The current status...

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Autores principales: Park, Ji Sook, Jun, Jin Su, Seo, Ji-Hyun, Youn, Hee-Shang, Rhee, Kwang-Ho
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Pediatric Society 2020
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7806412/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32668822
http://dx.doi.org/10.3345/cep.2019.01543
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Sumario:Helicobacter pylori infection has declined over recent decades. However, its prevalence remains high, and nearly 50% of the global population has been infected. In Korea, seroprevalence has steadily decreased in adults, but the status of H. pylori infection in children is unknown. The current status or trend of H. pylori infection in children is important because it can help estimate H. pylori-related diseases including gastric cancer in later life. In this review, the authors discuss the change in H. pylori infection rate among children and adolescents based on literature reviews and our research.

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