title: [Helicobacter pylori infection in children without dyspepsia in Curundu and Parque Lefevre].
abstract: A study of seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori determined by ELISA IgG, was conducted in 83 consecutive healthy children. The majority of the children (55%) had the bacterium. Seropositivity was demonstrated in 55% of the age group 0-5 years old, in 47% of 6-10, and in 67%, of the group 11 to 15. Of the children without sanitary inside their homes 86% were seropositive, versus 47% of the children with sanitary in their homes.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Gorgas.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Halphen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lindsay Estupiñán
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Márquez
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Pon Chow
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Méndez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brandáriz
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Oduber
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chanis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004415:Dyspepsia; D005260:Female; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010176:Panama / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial