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Recurrence of Helicobacter pylori infection in adults with intellectual disability
Author(s) -
Wallace R. A.,
Schluter P. J.,
Webb P. M.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/j.1444-0903.2004.00505.x
Subject(s) - medicine , helicobacter pylori , intellectual disability , population , helicobacter pylori infection , pediatrics , gastroenterology , psychiatry , environmental health
Although Helicobacter pylori infection is very common among particular groups of adults with intellectual disability, the rate of recurrence (reinfection or recrudescence) is unknown in this population. Thirty‐six months after successful treatment of H. pylori , 28 adults with intellectual disability were retested using the faecal antigen test. Six (21%) of 28 patients tested positive, giving an approximate yearly recurrence rate of 7%, a rate considerably higher than that in the general population (<1%). It is recommended that adults with intellectual disability who have had successful treatment of H. pylori be retested for an interval of 3−5 years after treatment. (Intern Med J 2004; 34: 000−000)