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Helicobacter heilmannii gastroduodenal disease and clinical aspects in children with dyspeptic symptoms
Author(s) -
S±kora J,
Hejda V,
Varvařovská J,
Stožick± F,
Siala K,
Schwarz J
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
acta paediatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2004.tb03001.x
Subject(s) - medicine , gastroenterology , helicobacter , disease , population , prospective cohort study , helicobacter pylori , environmental health
Aim : To evaluate the occurrence and clinical characteristics of Heliobacter heilmannii infection among children presenting with dyspeptic symptoms. Method : Prospective cohort study of 580 patients. Results : Of all examined dyspeptic children, 26.4% were infected with spiral‐shaped organisms, and 0.9% of patients were found to be infected with spiral H. heilmannii‐like organisms. Conclusion : In children with dyspeptic symptoms, the possible presence of gastroduodenal disease due to H. heilmannii should be considered. Further studies are needed to clarify H. heilmannii ‐related gastroduodenal pathology in the paediatric population.