Evolution of Helicobacter pylori associated with gastroduodenal ulcers or erosions in children over the past 23 years: Decline or steady state?

Autor: Marie Burgard, Jean Vanderpas, Carine De Prez, Veronique Yvette Miendje-Deyi, Patrick Bontems, Joyce Mekhael, Kallirroi Kotilea, Samy Cadranel
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Helicobacter, 24 (5
ISSN: 1523-5378
Popis: Background: Recent data suggest that in children, the proportion of gastroduodenal ulcers/erosions associated with Helicobacter pylori infection is currently lower than expected. In this study, we trace this proportion over two decades. Methods: We reviewed the reports of all upper gastrointestinal endoscopies with biopsies for histology and culture over the past 23 years. H pylori status was assessed using several invasive methods. The infection rate during different time periods was compared between children with lesions and controls. Results: A total of 7849 endoscopies were performed in 5983 children (2874 F/3109 M, median age 7.6 years, range 0.1-17.9 years). The endoscopy report was missing in 316 patients. At the first upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, 12.1% of the children presented with gastric and/or duodenal ulcers or erosions with an H pylori infection rate of 35.4%, whereas no such lesions were observed in 87.9% of children in whom the H pylori infection rate was 21.3%. The risk factors associated with such lesions were older age (P
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Databáze: OpenAIRE
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