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Prevalence of and risk factors for H. pylori infection in healthy children and young adults in Belgium anno 2010/2011.
Mana, F; Vandebosch, S; Miendje Deyi, V; Haentjens, P; Urbain, D.
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  • Mana F; Department of Gastroenterology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, VUB (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Brussels, Belgium. Fazia.mana@uzbrussel.be
  • Vandebosch S; Department of Gastroenterology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, VUB (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Brussels, Belgium.
  • Miendje Deyi V; Clinical Biology Department, Brugmann University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
  • Haentjens P; Center for Outcomes Research and Laboratory for Experimental Surgery, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, VUB (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Brussels, Belgium.
  • Urbain D; Department of Gastroenterology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, VUB (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Brussels, Belgium.
Acta Gastroenterol Belg ; 76(4): 381-5, 2013 Dec.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24592540
OBJECTIVE: Estimation of prevalence and risk factors for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in children and young adults in Belgium. STUDY DESIGN: 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. RESULTS: 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 <0.001). In the multivariate analyses, significant risk factors were staying in a day nursery, a birthplace of child or father outside Belgium, and lower education levels of mother. CONCLUSION: In this cohort of Belgian asymptomatic children and young adults, the prevalence of H. pylori infection is 11%, ranging from 3,2% in Belgian born children with Belgian parents to 60% in children born in high prevalence countries from foreign parents. The most significant risk factor found in this study was origin.
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Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Infecciones por Helicobacter / Medición de Riesgo Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adolescent / Adult / Child / Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Acta Gastroenterol Belg Año: 2013 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Bélgica Pais de publicación: Bélgica
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Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Infecciones por Helicobacter / Medición de Riesgo Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adolescent / Adult / Child / Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Acta Gastroenterol Belg Año: 2013 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Bélgica Pais de publicación: Bélgica