Helicobacter pylori infection in childhood: risk factors and effect on growth

Abstract

Data from salivary assay to investigate the epidemiology of H pylori suggest that factors relating to the type of community in which the child lives may now be as important for acquisition of this infection as features of the family home. The greater reduction of growth among infected girls raises the possibility that H pylori infection may delay or diminish the pubertal growth spurt.

Helicobacter pylori Seroprevalence in Patients with Mild Asthma

“…H. pylori infection is one of the most common bacterial diseases world-wide. A high H. pylori seroprevalence has also been found in many extragastrointestinal disorders, including coronary heart disease , rosacea (Rebora et al 1994), growth failure in childhood (Patel et al 1994), active bronchiectasis (Tang et al 1998) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (Roussos et al 2005). Recently, H. pylori has been identified in the tracheobronchial aspirates in mechanically ventilated patients, suggesting that it might cause ventilator-associated pneumonia (Mitz and Farber 1993).…”

Aspectos epidemiológicos do Helicobacter pylori na infância e adolescência

“…106,107 A real importância desse agente nessa faixa etária, porém, é assunto que gera muita polêmica.…”

Implications of Helicobacter pylori infection for stomach cancer prevention

“…Furthermore, if spontaneous elimination of H. pylori occurs to an important degree, it cannot be determined whether such covariates influence the acquisition of the infection or its chronicity. Indicators of deficient nutritional status have been linked to increased H. pylori prevalence in both developed and developing countries (Goodman et al, 1996;Klein et al, 1991;Raymond et al, 1994;Patel et al, 1994;Mendall et al, 1994;Eurogast Study Group, 1993), although the importance of specific indicators varies across studies. A study of 249 children, 0-18 years of age, sampled from an outpatient clinic serving patients of low socioeconomic status in Belo Horizonte, Brazil reported no statistically significant associations between H. pylori serostatus and nutritional status (Oliveira et al, 1994), although it must be noted that the study sample was not Table 2 Evidence for Helicobacter pylori transmission pathways*.…”