title: [Helicobacter pylori infections in children].
abstract: In our patient population with chronic aspecific abdominal complaints Helicobacter pylori gastritis is no rarity. This entity has been diagnosed in 10 children out of 48 (mean age: 8 years 11 months) who underwent an endoscopy of the upper gastrointestinal tract. After treatment with amoxicillin and colloidal bismuth subcitrate during a period of 2 weeks the complaints disappeared and an eradication was obtained in 7. Histology of the antral mucosa demonstrated a type B chronic active gastritis in all patients. A Helicobacter pylori specific serology was positive in all 10 patients. This test was also positive in 17 out of 35 asymptomatic first degree family members; this is an illustration for the high family prevalence of Helicobacter pylori.
authors.affiliation: Academisch Ziekenhuis Kinderen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Blecker
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lanciers
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Peeters
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Vandenplas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000863:Antacids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001706:Biopsy; D001729:Bismuth / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001944:Breath Tests; D002648:Child; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005260:Female; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000863:Antacids; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D000658:Amoxicillin; C002791:bismuth tripotassium dicitrate; D001729:Bismuth
vernacular_title: Helicobacter pylori-infecties bij kinderen.