Open Access<p><em>Helicobacter pylori</em> Prevalence and Impact: A Histology-Based Report About Children from an Endemic Country</p>
Author(s) -
Fareed Ahmad,
Tariq N. Aladily,
Motaz Altamimi,
Maher Ajour,
N.A. Al-Saber,
Mohamed Rawashdeh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s240205
Subject(s) - medicine , helicobacter pylori , gastroenterology , gastritis , endoscopy , epidemiology , helicobacter
Helicobacter pylori is spreading worldwide with a high prevalence rate in the developing countries. Our primary goal was to measure the histology-based prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in children and to quantify its impact on the gastric inflammation and anemia. Our secondary goal was to study possible predictors for the presence of Helicobacter pylori in this cohort.