Prevalence of Helicobacter Pylori Infection in School and Pre-School Aged Children with C-14 Urea Breath Test and the Association with Familial and Environmental Factors/Okul Çagi ve Okul Öncesi Yas Grubu Çocuklarda C-14 Üre Nefes Testi ile Helicobacter Pylori Enfeksiyonunun Prevalansi; Ailesel ve Çevresel Faktörler ile Iliskisi

• Published in: Molecular imaging and radionuclide therapy 2015-06, Vol.24 (2), p.66
• Main Authors: Çinar, Alev, Sadiç, Murat, Atilgan, Hasan Ikbal, Baskin, Aylin, Koca, Gökhan, Demirel, Koray, Korkmaz, Meliha
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 2146-1414; 2147-1959

This paper aims to investigate the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection in pre-school and school age children with C-14 urea breath test, and to explore its association with age and socioeconomic factors in Turkey. Hp infection status was determined by using Urea Breath Test (UBT). Patients who had previous gastric surgery, Hp eradication treatment or equivocal UBT results were excluded. A questionnaire was administered to elicit information on gender, age, ABO/Rh blood group type, presence of gastric disease in the family, domestic animal in the household, and treatment for idiopathic Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA). This retrospective study included 500 pediatric patients of whom 62 (12.4%) were aged ≥6 years and 438 (87.6%) were aged 7 to 16 years. Helicobacter pylori (Hp) was positive in 245 (49%) cases. In the pre-school age group, 21/62 cases (34%) had positive UBT while in the school age group 224/438 children (51%) had positive UBT. A family history of dyspepsia and pet ownership were not associated with Hp positivity.