title: Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in children dependently on age and living conditions.
abstract: The aim of the study was to examine the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) in children in Lódź (Poland). The study was a serological survey of IgG antibodies to H. pylori in randomly chosen 240 children aged 6 months to 17 years. The serum was tested by ELISA technique (Porton-Cambridge, England) and by immunoenzymatic test (Quidel, USA). Some aspects of the family environment were studied. We found 15% infected children under 2 years, 16.6% infected children aged 3-5 years, 28.3% aged 6-10 years and 41.6% aged 11-17 years. We observed much higher prevalence of H. pylori infection in children from poor living conditions and in children from families with seropositive adults.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Pediatrics, Military Medical University, Lódź, Poland.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Czkwianianc
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bak-Romaniszyn
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Małecka-Panas
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suski
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Woch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D016998:Helicobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies