title: Helicobacter pylori antibodies in sera of children suffering from chronic abdominal pain.
abstract: 107 pediatric patients aged 9 to 18 with persistent gastric complaints were examined serologically and bacteriologically for Helicobacter pylori. Helicobacter was identified in 48 (45%) of individuals. 51 (48%) of children were found to be seropositive when H. pylori antibodies were detected by the ELISA; 56 (52%) when the passive haemagglutination test was used, and 41 (38%) in the latex agglutination test. 25% of culture-negative patients were found to be seropositive. The percentage of raised H. pylori antibody titres in the control (healthy subjects) varied from 20 to 27%, depending on the method applied.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Medical University, Wrocław, Poland.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gościniak
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Klakockar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Przondo-Mordarska
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mauff
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000276:immunology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000276:immunology*; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial