Low Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection evaluated by stool antigen test in preschool and school children Baixa prevalência da infecção por Helicobacter pylori avaliada pelo teste do antígeno fecal em estudantes pré-escolares e escolares

The study evaluated the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in toddlers using the stool antigen test. Helicobacter pylori was detected in 28/113 (13.1%). Crowding and age were risk factors significantly associated to the infection. We conclude there is a low prevalence of the infection in th...

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Main Authors: Áurea C Portorreal, Rodrigo Strehl Machado, Renata Vigliar, Elisabete Kawakami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2008-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822008000400012