Younger Siblings Play a Major Role in Helicobacter pylori Transmission Among Children From a Low-Income Community in the Northeast of Brazil

Authors :: Andre Fialho
Andreia Maria Camargos Rocha
Jéssica Gomes Carneiro
Dulciene M.M. Queiroz
Lucia L. B. C. Braga
Andréa B. C. Braga
Manuel B. Braga Neto
Maria N. Rodrigues
Source :: Helicobacter. 15:491-496
Publication Year :: 2010
Publisher :: Wiley, 2010.
Abstract: Background and Aims: To further evaluate intrafamilial transmission of H. pylori infection during childhood, we investigated the prevalence of H. pylori in family members from a poor H. pylori high-prevalence urban community in the Northeast of Brazil. Methods: H. pylori infection was investigated in 570 members of 128 households, by 13C-urea breath test in children and by ELISA in mothers and other adult relatives. Results: The overall prevalence of H. pylori infection (376/570) increased with age (p

Subjects :: Breath test
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
Univariate analysis
medicine.diagnostic_test
biology
Offspring
business.industry
Transmission (medicine)
Gastroenterology
Prevalence
General Medicine
Helicobacter pylori
biology.organism_classification
Infectious Diseases
Low income community
Epidemiology
Medicine
business

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