Prevalence of and risk factors for H. pylori infection in healthy children and young adults in Belgium anno 2010/2011

Estimation of prevalence and risk factors for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in children and young adults in Belgium. Five hundred and sixteen schoolchildren between 12 and 25 years old were tested for H. pylori infection using 13C-UBT in different regions in Belgium. A questionnaire was...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Acta gastro-enterologica belgica 2013-12, Vol.76 (4), p.381-385
Hauptverfasser:	Mana, F, Vandebosch, S, Miendje Deyi, V, Haentjens, P, Urbain, D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Belgium - epidemiology Child Female Follow-Up Studies Helicobacter Infections - epidemiology Helicobacter Infections - microbiology Helicobacter pylori - isolation & purification Humans Male Prevalence Retrospective Studies Risk Assessment - methods Risk Factors Time Factors Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Estimation of prevalence and risk factors for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in children and young adults in Belgium. Five hundred and sixteen schoolchildren between 12 and 25 years old were tested for H. pylori infection using 13C-UBT in different regions in Belgium. A questionnaire was used to evaluate risk factors. Fifty six (11%) tested positive. In children born in Belgium, with parents from Belgium, 13 (3,2%) tested positive. In children born in a foreign country, 20 (60%) tested positive; if born in Belgium but 1 or 2 parents were from a foreign country, 15 (30%) tested positive. Differences were significant (p
ISSN:	1784-3227