[Helicobacter pylori: can it be a contributing factor in peptic ulcer in childhood?]

Autor: S, Tovar-Calderón, P, Casaubón-Garcín, J, Ramírez-Mayans, R, Cervantes
Rok vydání: 1991
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Zdroj: Boletin medico del Hospital Infantil de Mexico. 48(10)
ISSN: 0539-6115
Popis: Helicobacter pylori is a recently identified microorganisms which is thought to be the causing agent of the peptic acid disease in children as well as in adults. It is currently accepted that frequent relapses of this illness in spite of an adequate treatment can be associated to the faulty eradication of this bacteria. This article outlines the characteristics of H. pylori, its incidence, pathogenesis, as well as the current diagnostic methods used and the treatment applied.
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