title: Helicobacter pylori infection in young children detected by a monoclonal stool antigen immunoassay.
abstract: The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in young children attending day care facilities was studied using a monoclonal stool antigen test. Of 316 samples, 78 (24.7%) were positive. Only 7/98 (7.1%) of the 3- to 12-month-old infants tested positive compared with 71/218 (32.5%) of the 13- to 60-month-old group. We conclude that approximately 30% of infants may become infected with H. pylori after the first year of life.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatrics, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, Israel.
authors.forename: Michal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kori
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Granot
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000379:methods*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial