Helicobacter pylori infection in pediatrics.
In the past year the main interest was focused on the role of family for transmission of Helicobacter pylori to children; the evaluation of noninvasive diagnostic tests, especially in young children; extra-intestinal clinical manifestations; the lack of consensus on treatment; and the problem of high resistance of the microorganism to antibiotics.
First Department of Paediatrics of Athens University, Athens, Greece. roma2el@otenet.gr
Eleftheria
E
Roma-Giannikou
Peter L
PL
Shcherbakov
D000906:Antibodies / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006801:Humans
D000906:Antibodies