title: A review of current guidelines for the management of Helicobacter pylori infection in children and adolescents.
abstract: Helicobacter pylori infection is acquired in childhood and plays a causative role in chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer disease and the development of gastric cancer. The present review focuses on recent advances in the management of H pylori infection in children and provides an update of current Canadian guidelines regarding clinical sequelae, diagnosis and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Paediatrics and Physiology, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
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