title: Recurrence of Helicobacter pylori infection in adults with intellectual disability.
abstract: Although Helicobacter pylori infection is very common among particular groups of adults with intellectual disability, the rate of recurrence (reinfection or recrudescence) is unknown in this population. Thirty-six months after successful treatment of H. pylori, 28 adults with intellectual disability were retested using the faecal antigen test. Six (21%) of 28 patients tested positive, giving an approximate yearly recurrence rate of 7%, a rate considerably higher than that in the general population (<1%). It is recommended that adults with intellectual disability who have had successful treatment of H. pylori be retested for an interval of 3-5 years after treatment.
authors.affiliation: Specialist Healthcare for Adults with Intellectual Disability Clinic, Bardon, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. R.Wallace@sph.uq.edu.au
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Schluter
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Webb
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000150:complications*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications*; D012008:Recurrence